Podcasters, pundits, comedians, bloggers, and professors rant, joke, and expound on what is wrong with American education and how to fix it. They present their lists of punch-line problems coupled with foolproof solutions that make educating American youth seem a simple person’s game. Whether they recommend more gamification, abolishing standardized tests, social-emotional learning, banning smartphones, […]
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President Trump threatens federal funding for colleges who allow illegal protests
U.S. President Donald Trump announced early Tuesday of plans on Truth Social to cut federal funding for colleges that permit what he described as “illegal protests,” a statement that civil rights groups have condemned as an attack on free speech and assembly. In a social media post on Tuesday, Trump reiterated ideas from executive orders […]
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Linda McMahon, wrestling billionaire, confirmed as Secretary of Education
The Republican-led Senate voted 51-45 on Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s next Secretary of Education. This would place her at the helm of a department that President Trump has criticized and pledged to dismantle. This announcement follows last week’s announcement by staff members in the Department of Education, which […]
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Shifting from Co-Teaching to Co-Serving: Transforming Special Education in Inclusive Classrooms
In today’s inclusive classrooms, where students with and without disabilities learn alongside one another, the partnership between special and general education teachers is more important than ever. Yet, too often, this collaboration stops at planning: brief meetings to align lesson plans, modify or accommodate learning tasks, and set goals. While useful, this approach isn’t enough […]
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U.S. Department of Education offers employees $25K buyout amid looming layoffs
According to a department-wide email obtained by The Educator’s Room, the Education Department is offering most of its employees a buyout of up to $25,000 to voluntarily resign or retire ahead of what officials describe as a “very significant” workforce reduction. In a memo sent Friday afternoon, Jacqueline Clay, the Department’s Chief Human Capital Officer, […]
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Educators sue Trump administration over civil rights law weaponizing DEI in schools
A coalition of educators and sociologists has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s recent policy that threatens to withhold federal funding from schools and universities that do not comply with new guidelines by February 28. The lawsuit, brought by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), AFT-Maryland, and the American Sociological Association, […]
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AFT Urges Major Asset Managers to Review Tesla Investments Amid Stock Decline
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President, Randi Weingarten is calling on the nation’s largest asset management firms to reassess their investments in Tesla as the company faces a steep decline in value and increased financial instability. In a letter sent today to the CEOs of BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, and […]
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House Narrowly Passes Budget Resolution with Major Medicaid Cuts
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution on Tuesday evening that could significantly impact Medicaid-funded school services. The resolution narrowly passed with a 217-215 vote, with only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, joining all House Democrats in opposition. The Republican-led proposal includes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid and $230 billion […]