Tag: Education
Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
WASHINGTON – A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous...
WIC food program receives $300M to keep running during government shutdown
WASHINGTON – A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received a $300 million infusion from the Trump...
Science with Sarah: Paper Airplane Launchers
Watch the video of Sarah’s school science experiment above!Hello parents, teachers and students! Today’s experiment is all about potential and kinetic energy.Be sure...
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‘I don’t know why I need to go to college’: Ford CEO says his Gen Z son worked as a mechanic and wondered if the 4-year degree was still...
Ford CEO Jim Farley gathered a host of experts this week to discuss what he calls “the essential economy,” the blue-collar backbone that he...
How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Dept.
WASHINGTON – Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt...
Trump administration says Minnesota violates Title IX by allowing trans athletes in girls sports
MINNEAPOLIS – President Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday that the state of Minnesota and its governing body for high school sports are violating a...
This teacher quit crowded classrooms to run her own microschool—now she’s earning over $100K and finally doesn’t have to work a summer job | Fortune
But for Apryl Shackelford, those anxieties have been replaced with opportunity.
The 55-year-old is beginning her fourth year as the leader of Liberty City Primer,...
Officials place Des Moines schools leader on leave after his arrest by immigration agents
DES MOINES, Iowa – Officials put the leader of Iowa's largest school district on administrative leave Saturday, a day after federal immigration agents arrested...
Science with Sarah: Apple juice slushies
Observe this change in state of matter and cool down, too! Watch the video of Sarah’s school science experiment above!Hello parents, teachers and students!...