States suing Trump administration win court order blocking education funding cuts

‘Social justice’ education has been harming the children it needs to help, but cutting off funds to schools is not the answer

President Trump’s sweeping dictate to end what he terms “unlawful DEI practices” is meeting fierce resistance. The National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers and the ACLU all filed suit in opposition.And last month, three federal judges — two appointed by Trump — ruled against the administration. One of the justices noted that the “government cannot proclaim entire categories of classroom content discriminatory to side-s…

Rights group urges restoration of Myanmar education funding after USAID cuts

Amnesty International called on the US and other governments Thursday to secure funding to support education in Myanmar following the removal of USAID programs that are vital for students and teachers in the war-affected country. The organization reports that the reduction in foreign aid is already having a severe impact on learners and warns of the potential “lost generation” without prompt action. Myanmar has endured decades of conflict, roote…

States suing Trump administration win court order blocking education funding cuts

A coalition of states has successfully won a temporary order blocking Trump administration cuts to local education funding.

Trump Cuts Education, Medical Funding to Pay Tax Cuts for the Rich – LaborPress

Washington DC – “President Trump’s skinny budget cuts much of what helps poor, working-class and middle-class Americans, seemingly to pay for tax cuts for the rich. You can’t make this up. “The draconian cuts to public education and lifesaving medical research and health agencies demonstrate a lack of care for Americans’ future and well-being. “Our concern when the president started dismantling the Department of Education was not the bureaucracy

Judge blocks Trump administration order cutting off access to pandemic relief money

U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos, of the Southern District of New York, issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of an order that Education Secretary Linda McMahon issued on Friday, March 28. by Peter HancockCapitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states’ access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds for…