Education

The Trump administration announced a dramatic funding cut on Friday, saying it would cut federal grants and contracts worth $400 million from Columbia University for “inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”

While some see the Department of Education as vital to ensure education access and quality, others say it’s a bureaucracy that must be abolished.

The nation’s largest teachers’ union is challenging a Trump administration memo ordering schools to end “race-based” practices of any kind or lose their federal money.

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Voters recently approved a measure to remove MCAS as a graduation requirement. 

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The study from several groups, including Quinnipiac University, dug into what is holding back college graduates from succeeding when they start their careers.

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The University of Maine will undergo a “compliance review” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture focused on whether the university is complying with a recent executive order, NEWS CENTER Maine reports.

The Boston Teachers Union continues contract negotiations and Boston educators and their allies are making their demands heard. Educators and supporters staged standouts at 11 different locations across the city on Thursday, including demonstrations in Charlestown, Mattapan and West Roxbury The standouts call on the city to take meaningful action at the negotiating table that will ensure every student receives…

Among the demands are targeted support for special education and ESL students, and adequate wages for paraprofessionals.

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Here is a look at some of the department’s key functions, and how Trump has said he might approach them.

Efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Education Department are underway. Here’s what it could mean for students.

Early education and care providers serving low-income families are requesting a funding boost to support staff wage increases, and top Democrats on Tuesday stressed their commitment to the sector while also reflecting on escalating uncertainty about federal support. The 28 Head Start programs in Massachusetts receive more than $185 million in annual federal funding, and they rely on a smaller…

It’s unclear to what degree the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences will continue to exist after Musk’s team slashed scores of contracts.

The Department of Education took another step Tuesday in advancing the Trump administration’s new transgender policy for sports by asking the NCAA and a key high-school sports organization to restore titles, awards and records it says have been “misappropriated by biological males competing in female categories.”

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Massachusetts’ high school sports association after the Trump administration changed federal policy on transgender student athletes’ involvement in sports. The agency announced it’s investigating the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, as well as San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania, for suspected violations of Title IX, which prevents discrimination based on...

During a staff-wide meeting Wednesday, leaders of the Department of Education told employees that the Trump administration’s resignation offer comes with major caveats.

The study comes amid a proposal to ban phones in schools across the state.

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A study conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University found teenagers spend an average of 90 minutes a day on their phones during school.

With the Trump administration looking for ways to close parts or all of the U.S. Department of Education, many of the country’s 42 million federal student loan borrowers are likely feeling on edge.

A letter to the affected employees obtained by NBC News said they would continue to receive their full salaries and benefits and would not be required to do any work-related tasks.