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The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it’s developed six agreements to send many of its key functions to other federal agencies.A majority of the Education…

When the leaders of the 26-year-old Upward Bound program at SUNY Adirondack received word earlier this fall that the Trump administration had canceled their grant, they…

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education – at least 132 staff members laid off This office houses the majority of the department’s K-12 grant programs. Office…

Parents value after-school programs, but demand far exceeds available capacity, particularly among low- and middle-income families, a new report finds.Families want after-school programming for about 30…

As a teacher, I heard it all the time: “I’m not a math person.”  I would be in line at the grocery store, wearing a math…

Despite the possibility of a government shutdown next week, the Education Department is slated to begin the complicated endeavor of determining how to carry out the…

Schools that train hairstylists, dental assistants and health aides will be able to keep getting federal student loan dollars even if the professionals they turn out…

  Remiah Ward’s shift at the SmartStyle salon inside Walmart was almost over, and she’d barely made $30 in tips from the haircuts she’d done that…

Some colleges have laid off staff members and cut back services after the Trump administration halted funding for programs that help students from migrant families attend…

Normally, back-to-school season means that the staff who lead federally funded programs for low-income and first-generation college students are kicking into high gear. But this month,…