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Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency

The Independent UK

Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students

The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion

The Independent UK

‘We’re Not Just Some Bureaucrats’: DOE Employees on How Their Work Helps Texas Students

Department of Education workers and union leaders in Texas say kids will pay the price for Trump’s decision to “break this system.”

Texas Observer

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Back into the Dark Age for Down Syndrome

Dismantling Education Department threatens to push people with Down Syndrome back into the Dark Age

Salon

Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities

For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming — and expensive

The Independent UK

Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come

The U.S. Department of Education cut its workforce by nearly 50% on March 11, 2025, when it laid off about 1,315 employees. The move follows several recent directives targeting the Cabinet-level agency.

The Conversation

Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department

As President Donald Trump reshaped the Education Department, parents say investigations and mediations into kids' disability rights cases ground to a halt

The Independent UK

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Kids fight back: A year in book banning

In one Texas town, students fought back with banned-book clubs, pride events and political activism

Salon

In Katy, Texas, Students Fight Back With Banned-Book Clubs, Pride Events and Political Activism

Culture wars rage as school board puts $93,000 in new library books in storage and bans titles by Judy Blume and Dr. Seuss.

Capital & Main

How will Northwestern’s football hazing scandal affect the university long term? ‘It’s a reputational issue.’

CHICAGO — Repercussions from Northwestern University’s football hazing scandal have thrown the Big Ten school’s athletic department into upheaval in just a matter of days, spurring leadership shake-ups, football recruits decommitting from the team and concerns over possible legal action.

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