New: In September, the Trump administration canceled more than $20 million for teacher-training programs at HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions. Now some college students training for teaching careers may have to take out loans or drop out altogether. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

New: In September, the Trump administration canceled more than $20 million for teacher-training programs at HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions. Now some college students training for teaching careers may have to take out loans or drop out altogether. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Not good. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Federal funding cuts for K-12 schools continue to loom even as the government shutdown drags on. But what do the students who will be most affected by those cuts think? @laurainegl.bsky.social followed a few on Capitol Hill: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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As more universities whether they'll sign the compact, @insidehighered.com is keeping track of all the responses here. We even made a map for you. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

New: More than $50 billion (yes, with a b) for education is in jeopardy if the Education Department eventually proceeds with the layoffs it implemented last Friday. A federal judge put them on hold as of Wednesday. Here's a list of the affected funding streams: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Programs that will lack ED staff whenever the federal government shutdown ends: -Title I -Title II -21st Century Community Learning Centers -IDEA -Impact Aid -GEAR UP -TRIO -Preschool development grants www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: More than $50 billion (yes, with a b) for education is in jeopardy if the Education Department eventually proceeds with the layoffs it implemented last Friday. A federal judge put them on hold as of Wednesday. Here's a list of the affected funding streams: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

“If there are not people there to make sure the laws are followed, the laws are meaningless.” www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

“If there are not people there to make sure the laws are followed, the laws are meaningless.” www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: The Education Department was funding three grants for Braille training programs for teachers. The Trump administration canceled all three. Those are just some of the recent funding cuts that have hit particularly hard for children who are deaf, blind, or both. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

New: The Education Department was funding three grants for Braille training programs for teachers. The Trump administration canceled all three. Those are just some of the recent funding cuts that have hit particularly hard for children who are deaf, blind, or both. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

NEW from @beeschultz3.bsky.social: Education Department staff woke up today to find that the agency had, without their knowledge or consent, changed their automatic out-of-office email messages to blame Democrats for the federal shutdown. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

“This administration took away funding for low-income schools, special education students, and school-based mental health services. Now, making every federal worker a partisan pawn for their own ends is again about power, not students.”

“This administration took away funding for low-income schools, special education students, and school-based mental health services. Now, making every federal worker a partisan pawn for their own ends is again about power, not students.”

NEW from @beeschultz3.bsky.social: Education Department staff woke up today to find that the agency had, without their knowledge or consent, changed their automatic out-of-office email messages to blame Democrats for the federal shutdown. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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New: The Education Department has quietly shut down a Biden-era grant program for integrating public schools. Five big-city school systems, including three in "red states," are losing between $1.5 million and $3 million they had budgeted to spend this school year. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: The Trump administration wants to get rid of more than 40 education funding streams. Congress, so far, hasn't agreed. So instead of ditching programs altogether, the Education Department is targeting those programs and canceling hundreds of individual grants. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: The Trump administration wants to get rid of more than 40 education funding streams. Congress, so far, hasn't agreed. So instead of ditching programs altogether, the Education Department is targeting those programs and canceling hundreds of individual grants. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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The Trump administration has canceled millions of dollars in grants for several dozen ongoing projects promoting civics, arts, literacy education, and preparing K-12 students for college.

Last Friday, the Education Department canceled at least nine grants—totaling more than $100 million—for the GEAR UP program, which supports K-12 students from low-income families on their journey to college. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: The Education Department has discontinued dozens more ongoing grants than previously reported, including tens of millions of dollars for preparing K-12 students for college. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: The Education Department has discontinued dozens more ongoing grants than previously reported, including tens of millions of dollars for preparing K-12 students for college. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

The top Democratic leaders of the Maryland General Assembly – House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson – were both targeted by bomb threats at their homes today. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

“Defunding community parent-resource centers is a despicable act by the administration,” said Wexler, who worked on special education at the department for more than 35 years.

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The Ed Department cancelations jeopardize more than $30 million worth of federally funded efforts in 14 states to help educators better serve students with disabilities. 1/2 www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... #edusky #specialeducation #teachers Story by @marklieberman.bsky.social

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New: The U.S. Department of Education has terminated more than $30 million for training educators to support students with disabilities. Projects were flagged for including language on diverse hiring and equity. Grantees have a week to appeal. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

In case you missed it over the weekend: The U.S. Department of Education canceled $15 million worth of special education grants on Friday night. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

In case you missed it over the weekend: The U.S. Department of Education canceled $15 million worth of special education grants on Friday night. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Just published: The Education Department told Congress today it's continuing hundreds of federal special education grants that appeared poised for termination. But 25 recipients of IDEA Part D grants, worth $15 million combined, are getting cancellation notices. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Just published: The Education Department told Congress today it's continuing hundreds of federal special education grants that appeared poised for termination. But 25 recipients of IDEA Part D grants, worth $15 million combined, are getting cancellation notices. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

"The confusion and chaos for education funding is going to continue no matter what Congress provides." www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

While disruptions to federal funding for education continue, three states (PA, MI, and NC) still haven't finalized THEIR budgets, in some cases leaving schools short millions of dollars as the new academic year begins. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

"The confusion and chaos for education funding is going to continue no matter what Congress provides." www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: House lawmakers yesterday advanced a federal budget that cuts billions of dollars from Title I and other K-12 education programs. School districts would feel the hit in a matter of weeks--if this bill becomes law by Oct. 1, which is a BIG if. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

States say tens of millions of federal GEAR UP dollars to support middle schoolers preparing for higher education appear to be months behind schedule. The Education Department declined to comment. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: The Trump administration in recent weeks has quietly begun cancelling dozens of competitive education grants for projects already in motion. Hundreds more grant awards, worth more than $1 billion, appear delayed, and could be next on the chopping block. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

New: The Trump administration in recent weeks has quietly begun cancelling dozens of competitive education grants for projects already in motion. Hundreds more grant awards, worth more than $1 billion, appear delayed, and could be next on the chopping block. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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Scoop: Advocates are warning that the Trump administration appears to be preparing to cut "hundreds" of federal grants to support K-12 special education: academic research, parent resources, and more. The Education Department confirmed the grants are being reviewed. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Just to be clear, if you cancel every special education grant that mentions "inclusion," you will cancel NEARLY EVERY SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANT. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Potentially imminent Trump administration cuts could shutter organizations that: -Help parents pursue special ed. options -Conduct research on evolving classroom practices -Develop tech to assist students with disabilities -Train educators for special ed. classrooms www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...