By Center for American Progress The U.S. Department of Education helps ensure all students have access to a quality education by providing critical resources to more than 50 million children attending public and private schools across the country. As the only Cabinet agency designated to oversee the majority of elementary through postsecondary education, the Department of Education […]
By Katie Honan, THE CITY | Editorial credit: Ron Adar / shutterstock.com After weeks of confusing messaging on ICE raids, the mayor ordered his staff to stifle criticism of the feds and that he alone will make sure NYC doesn’t lose funding. Mayor Eric Adams gathered his top commissioners and officials early Monday to give […]
By:Orion Rummler | 19news.org |Editorial credit: Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com President Donald Trump has directed the federal government to begin a campaign to monitor and influence K-12 curriculum — a move that former Education Department staff describe as unprecedented interference into the country’s education system with the purpose of targeting marginalized groups, particularly transgender students. In an […]
By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY State Attorney General Letitia James and counterparts sue to ensure Medicaid and other dollars continue to flow. An order from President Donald Trump’s budget office to freeze grant funding to states has already sown confusion and spurred pushback in New York. The state’s Attorney General, Letitia James, and five other […]