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Education Dept. warns schools: Eliminate DEI programs or lose funding
From National Public Radio
A U.S. deportation law was to be used 'sparingly.' Trump has other ideas.
From the New York Times
"Trump's crackdown targeting foreign students protesting Israel's treatment of Palestinians conflicts with free-speech protections added in 1990."
From the New York Times
Brown University warns students about travel abroad after affiliated doctor is deported
From National Public Radio
Over 50 universities are under investigation as part of Trump's anti-DEI crackdown
From National Public Radio
In Trump's quest to close the Education Department, Congress and his own agenda may get in the way
From the Associated Press
US colleges and their international students prepare for a 2nd Trump term
From National Public Radio
Some U.S. colleges and universities, worried about potential restrictions under the incoming Trump administration, are advising international students to return to campus before inauguration day.
Schools are bracing for upheaval over fears of mass deportation
From the Associated Press
“If immigration agents were to arrest a parent dropping off children at school, it could set off mass panic, said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles.
“If something happens at one school, it spreads like wildfire and kids stop coming to school,” she said.”
California schools brace for Trump's attacks on immigrants, trans students, and 'woke' curriculum
From CalMatters
Trump's Education Secretary pick is Linda McMahon, former WWE CEO
From Education Week
"While she has executive branch experience, McMahon will be tackling education policy at the highest level after only scattered experience with it in the past. Still, McMahon has proven herself to be an ideological ally to Trump with her long-standing interest in school choice.
The decision drew immediate backlash from the nation’s largest teachers’ union, which called for the Senate to reject her nomination."
Trump to sign order to shut down federal Department of Education, White House says
From Reuters
"U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge, according to a White House summary seen by Reuters.
Even before it was signed, the order was being challenged by a group of Democratic state attorneys general, who filed a lawsuit seeking to block Trump from dismantling the department and halt the layoffs of nearly half of its staff announced last week."
'Free speech' warrior Trump announces 'unlawful' assault on college protests
From Salon.com
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration would cut off federal funding to colleges that "allow illegal protests," in addition to threatening arrest, expulsion and deportation for student participants. While he did not divulge many more specifics in his post, it's clear from past statements that he's referring to pro-Palestine activism that has surged in wake of Israel's destructive invasion of Gaza.
Trump issues orders on K-12 'indoctrination,' school choice, and campus protests
From Politico.com
"The president’s latest orders pile atop an array of commands — many which flesh out a campaign education policy agenda infused with socially conservative politics — from the first days of his administration’s second term in office. The orders offer a clear outline of how Trump will continue to embrace heated cultural debates while pushing for fundamental changes to the U.S. education system, a tactic that won praise from congressional Republicans but swift condemnation by teacher union leaders and campus free speech advocates."
How Trump's second term will affect education: 4 things to know
From Education Week
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Project 2025 and Higher Education
From the National Education Association (NEA)
