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The largest pot of grant money frozen by the Trump administration consisted of roughly $2.2 billion for professional development for educators.

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Education Department says it’s releasing more than $5 billion in frozen grants

by Sequoia Carrillo July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

The grants fund a wide range of education programs, including migrant education, services for English language learners and adult education.

Megan Mainzer, the McKinney-Vento liaison for Middletown Public Schools in Rhode Island, speaks with a young girl at a school food and clothing pantry that's managed, in part, with federal grant money.

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A federal law helps homeless students get an education. Trump’s budget could weaken it

by Lee V. Gaines June 11, 2025June 11, 2025

Federal law grants students experiencing homelessness a right to extra support and protections. Advocates say President Trump’s proposed budget would strip that law of its power.

Reading interventionist Roxanne Davis works with a first grader on forming words at Mill Stream Elementary School.

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Trump threatened school funding in Maine. Here’s how that money is used

by Jonaki Mehta May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

Schools in Maine are in the middle of a political and legal battle between the Trump administration and Gov. Janet Mills. Key programs for the most vulnerable students are at stake.

President Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, have said repeatedly that they want to send education "back to the states." But in recent lawsuits, the administration is accused of doing the opposite: wielding the power of the federal government to tell schools what they can and cannot teach.

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Why judges blocked the Trump admin’s school DEI crackdown

by Cory Turner April 26, 2025April 26, 2025

On Thursday, three federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., said Trump’s anti-DEI efforts were on shaky legal ground.

Students walk to their buses at the end of the school day in Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are among the states pushing back on the U.S. Education Department's DEI directive.

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With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order

by Jonaki Mehta April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

The Trump administration has told states they have until April 24 to promise to end DEI programs in K-12 schools, or risk losing federal dollars.

A woman is seated at the front of a classroom with children seated on colorful interlocking-mats on the floor in front of her.

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Louisiana has a long history with French. This immersion school aims to keep it alive

by Aubri Juhasz March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

Most Louisianans no longer speak French, but a growing number of schools are now immersing kids in it. At École Pointe-au-Chien, the focus is on teaching local French dialects first.

Math teacher Diane Laney hard at work in her third-grade classroom. Students use counters to help model multiplication.

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How Alabama students went from last place to rising stars in math

by Cory Turner March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019, before the pandemic. This is the story of how the state pulled it off.

A man walks past the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7.

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U.S. Education Department switches to remote work amid talk of layoffs

by Cory Turner March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

The announcement further unsettled department employees who have spent the past several weeks anticipating sweeping staff cuts.

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Republicans’ love/hate relationship with the Education Department

by Cory Turner February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.

4 students stand behind different colored signs and trash cans, encouraging other students to sort their food waste.

Environment, Possibly Podcast

How can schools fight food waste?

by Will Malloy, Christine Okulo and Megan Hall February 18, 2025February 17, 2025

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Wasted food takes up lots of space in landfills and, while getting a compost bin at home is great, it isn’t enough to solve the problem. This week, we investigate how schools are taking big steps towards eliminating food waste.