The U.S. Department of Education is expected to award $41.3 million in grant funding through the Alaska Native Education Program to 26 Alaska grantees after some delay, according to an announcement from Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The grant funding was expected on July 1, but has been delayed more than a month. Grantees […]
FORT DODGE – An Iowa community college has become the first in the nation to earn federal approval for the Workforce Pell Grant program, allowing students in its emergency medical technician program to receive federal dollars for their education. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, joined by U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Acting Secretary of […]
Jeffco Public Schools sued the Trump administration Tuesday for threatening $50 million in annual federal funding because of district policies that are inclusive of transgender students. The lawsuit stems from the U.S. Department of Education’s inquiries into the Colorado school district’s policies that allow transgender girls to access girls’ restrooms, participate in girls’ sports teams […]
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it is taking action against Ann Arbor Public Schools for what it believes to be likely violations of FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, in the district’s policies regarding transgender students. In a press release from the department, it announced that the Education Department’s Student […]
Ohio special education advocates fear recent changes to the U.S. Department of Education will cause confusion, delays, and a loss of service to students. The Trump administration announced in June it will move the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office for Civil […]
