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Linda McMahon
Trump administration rekindles campaign to dismantle the Education Department
The Trump administration’s long-running effort to close the U.S. Education Department moved into a new phase this week as the agency began shifting some of its most influential grant programs to other corners of the federal government. The handoff marks one of the most extensive actions taken since President Donald Trump ordered the department’s elimination…
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‘We cannot support this’ – MIT president draws line on Trump’s funding proposal
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has rejected a White House initiative that...
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Court overturns Trump administration’s $2.6B Harvard funding slash
A federal court has handed Harvard University a major legal win in its long-running fight with...
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Trump orders colleges to submit admissions data to prove race isn’t a factor
President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. colleges to submit detailed admissions data to prove...
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Trump administration pressures Harvard to pay massive settlement in antisemitism probe
The Trump administration is pushing Harvard University to agree to a steep financial settlement, far surpassing the $200 million fine Columbia University recently accepted, in ongoing federal investigations...
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Trump celebrates “major victory” as Supreme Court greenlights Education Department cuts
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a major legal victory, allowing his administration to proceed with a sweeping plan to dismantle the Department of Education and lay off nearly 1,400...
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Columbia University to lay off 180 staff after Trump cuts $400M in federal funding over antisemitism response
Columbia University is set to lay off nearly 180 employees following President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke $400 million in federal funding. The move comes in response to the university’s...
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Trump targets colleges, school equity policies in sweeping executive orders
In a dramatic expansion of his push against diversity efforts in education, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Wednesday aimed at reshaping everything from university oversight...
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States push back against Trump administration’s threat to cut education funding over DEI
Several Democratic-led states and cities are pushing back against a Trump administration threat to withhold education funding from schools that continue to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...
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Concerns raised over Trump’s plan to dismantle U.S. Education Department
Concerns have emerged over President Donald Trump’s move to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education after signing an executive order on Thursday. The order pushes forward a long-standing conservative...
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U.S. Education Department slashes workforce in Trump’s push to dismantle agency
The U.S. Education Department is set to lay off over 1,300 employees as part of an initiative to reduce its workforce by half, a move that aligns with President Donald Trump’s broader strategy to...
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Why the Trump administration is pulling $400M in federal funding from Columbia University
The Donald Trump administration is pulling $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University, canceling grants and contracts over what it calls the school’s failure to curb antisemitism on...
