Connecticut schools must eliminate 'illegal DEI practices' in 10 days or risk losing funding
The U.S. Department of Education ordered states and schools to verify compliance with civil rights laws within ten days, ...
CT districts struggle as federal government takes back already spent COVID funds
In two CT districts, the funds were obligated for projects that in many cases had already been contracted — in some cases the ...
Boise State Public Radio10h
How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education
Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump ...
Governing14h
Head Start Is Turning 60. Will It Make It to 61?
Head Start programs run on slim margins that are now threatened by Trump administration cuts, including the closure of five of the 10 regional offices that administer them.
Trump cuts hit three local school districts
State and local education leaders say their districts are “in limbo” after the Trump administration froze millions of dollars in pandemic-relief aid that was previously approved for schools. Education ...
New London, Waterbury schools hit hardest by federal funding freeze
Of roughly $6 million in ESSER funds CT school districts have obligated, more than half were slated for New London and Waterbury.