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Trump administration’s layoffs would gut department overseeing special education, eliminating parents’ last resort

A federal judge on Oct. 16, 2025, paused the Trump administration’s latest round of layoffs, which targeted more than 4,000 federal workers at a range of agencies, including 466 workers at the Department of Education.

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Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’

Education department staff say they can’t access work emails amid the shutdown to check for layoff notices

The Guardian - US

Furloughed federal workers sent anti-Democrat out-of-office replies without their knowledge

Workers say messages were changed without their consent after White House and agency leadership instructed staff to use templates with partisan messages

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Trump team plans to give historically black and tribal colleges $500 million in money taken from DEI program cuts

Shifts in education budget to HBCUs as Trump administration has slashed civil rights investigations and sought to de-emphasize parts of Black history in major U.S. museums

The Independent UK

Secret rating system kept parents in dark about safety fears at NSW childcare centre

Case in which parents were not told centre was in the ‘very high risk’ cohort illustrates a glaring safety gap, critics argue

The Guardian - AU

Watch: Donald Trump Dismisses Domestic Abuse as 'Little Fight' During Museum of the Bible Speech

Donald Trump came under fire after downplaying domestic violence during a speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, where he also announced new Department of Education guidance on prayer in schools.

International Business Times UK

New research shows Year 12 students face many pressures – far beyond study and exams

The federal government wants to increase the number of Australians who complete tertiary study from 60% to 80% by 2050.

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Scorned wife blows the whistle on her principal hubby’s alleged affair with younger married fellow teacher: report

Even though the principal was removed from the school, he still made $187,632 a year, according to the report.

The Independent UK

There is now a backlog of 27,000 student loan complaints at the Department of Education

Tens of thousands of complaints from student loan borrowers about their lenders or schools have gone ignored as Trump seeks to gut the agency

The Independent UK

Trump administration opens inquiry into universities over Daca scholarships

Education department to look into scholarships for students from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

The Guardian - US

Social Security Garnishment: Understand the Rules and Safeguard Your Benefits

Do you know who can garnish your monthly Social Security benefit? Or take the funds from your bank account? Learn how to protect your benefits from creditors.

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The supreme court is giving a lawless president the green light

The Department of Education case is the latest example of an unexplained decision bowing to Trump

The Guardian - US

US top court lets Trump proceed with mass layoffs at Education Department

Supreme Court ruling clears the way for the Trump administration to continue dismantling the Education Department.

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Trump handed boost over major Department of Education plans

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Trump Targets Student Loan Forgiveness: Here’s How Taxes and Repayment Could Soon Change

The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill and the Trump administration’s executive action are making the future of student loan forgiveness and its tax consequences uncertain.

Reason

The Department of Education Is in Limbo. Let's Kill It.

Congress should now turn its attention to abolishing the unnecessary federal education bureaucracy.

Roll Call

Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender sports bans - Roll Call

The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will decide the legality of bans on transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports.

Reason

What Happens if the Department of Education Goes Away?

Most of what the department does would likely stick around, for better or for worse.

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The Independent UK

Harvard says it won't abandon ‘core’ principles to meet Department of Education demands

Harvard University has responded to threats from the Education Department to halt grant funding to the Ivy League school

Latin Times

Oklahoma Schools Ordered to Teach About 2020 Election 'Discrepancies' After Superintendent's Concerns of 'Left-Wing Propaganda'

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Schools Ryan Walters labeled the 2020 presidential election results one of the "contemporary turning points of 21st century American society."

The Independent UK

Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo

Texas Observer

A White School Officer Pepper-Sprayed and Kneed a Black Beaumont Student, Complaint Says. Will Feds Act?

Trump's gutting of the Education Department could stymie justice for 17-year-old Ja’Liyah Celestine.

International Business Times UK

Student Loan Warning: US Defaulters Can and Will Have Their Wages Taken

US Government to resume collection of Student Loan payments

Latin Times

Education Secretary Wants 'A1' in Classrooms as Early as Kindergarten. She Means AI

Linda McMahon made the gaffe during a conference on technology in schools.

Reason

Standing in the Shadow Docket

Should the Court not consider jurisdiction unless there is irreparable harm?

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