The Trump administration announced a plan to shift much of the U.S. Department of Education’s work to other agencies as it moves forward with dismantling the department. The administration announced a series of interagency agreements Tuesday. [Read More…]
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Republicans generally supportive of President Donald Trump’s goal of dismantling the Education Department still have their doubts about key parts of his plans for the agency, with one GOP lawmaker vowing to stop the effort. [Read More…]
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Flanked by students and educators, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on a longstanding campaign promise to conservatives. The order…
The U.S. federal government reopened after a historic 43-day shutdown once Congress approved a funding package and the President signed it into law, enabling federal agencies to resume operations, federal workers to return and begin receiving back pay—with the legislature’s…
Linda McMahon, the U.S. Education Secretary, is preparing to release a non-mandatory “toolkit” for schools featuring best-practice strategies around the science of reading, classroom discipline and how to integrate — and regulate — artificial intelligence in school settings. [Read More…]
U.S. public school systems are facing major budget pressures as student enrollment continues to drop post‑pandemic and pandemic‑era federal relief funds have expired. The Georgetown Edunomics Lab warns that districts may face staffing cuts and program reductions unless they adjust…
As AI moves deeper into research, the PhD, long a symbol of human originality, faces an identity crisis. Machines can now write, analyze and even propose ideas, forcing universities to rethink what it means to train independent scholars, Kazinform News…
Perdoceo Education Corp (NASDAQ:PRDO) reported a significant increase in net income, reaching $39.9 million or $0.60 per diluted share, with adjusted earnings per share at $0.65, up from $0.59 in the prior year. [Read More…]
The federal agencies overseeing K-12 education announced that the long-running national school-recognition initiative will be discontinued, leaving states to develop their own versions of school excellence awards in the absence of the federal honour. [Read More…]
Careers involving science, technology, engineering and mathematics have a promising future. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2020 STEM occupations paid more than double that of non-STEM occupations, on average, and those jobs are expected to grow…