WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Amidst Trump Attacks on Education, Sen. Markey and Rep. Hayes Announce Bill of Rights for Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) today announced the reintroduction of the Paraprofessionals and  more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Cutting Funding for Medical Research April 4, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its unlawful cancellation of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants that fund critical medical and sci more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Libraries and Museums April 4, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-ow more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Attorney General Pamela Bondi Statement on Supreme Court Victory Following tonight's ruling in Department of Education v. California, Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the following statement: "Today marks a significant victory for President Trump and the rule of law. This Supreme Court ruling vindicates what the Department of Justice has been arguing for months: local distric more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 --The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth Stern, director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, from a March 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for All Students": * * * Dear Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and the other honorable members of the Committee: My name is Kenneth Stern. I am the director of the Bard Center for the Study of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Republican Agenda's "Triple Threat" to Low- and Moderate-Income Family Well-Being Legislation, Executive Actions, and Tariffs Will Harm Millions By Brendan Duke and Gbenga Ajilore The Trump Administration and Republican majorities in both houses of Congress are advancing a policy agenda that deeply threatens millions of families' ability to afford the basics by making it harder for them to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney, Kaine, Gillibrand Lead Colleagues in Condemning Education Department Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program NORWICH, CT - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led a group of their colleagues in sending a letter (link is external) to U.S. Secretary of E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Works to Protect Tribal Schools, Students from Trump's Harmful Voucher Plan Tribal Leaders Warn 'Destabilizing Closing Schools Would be Traumatic' This week, Representative Sharice Davids urged (link is external) the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to listen to widespread Tribal opposition to their proposed school voucher program and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report information (No. F24NY0207) entitled "Clark County School District's Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds." * * * Clark County School District's Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds What We Did We performed this review to determine whether Clark County School District (Clark) expended ESSER grant funds for allowable purposes in accorda more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report information (No. A24IL0156) entitled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's Processes for Awarding School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program Grants and Monitoring Grantee Performance." * * * Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's Processes for Awarding School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program Grants and Monitoring Grantee Performance What We Did The o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Highlights Actions to Protect Consumers from Impersonation Scams The Federal Trade Commission today highlighted actions taken to protect consumers from impersonations scams since the Government and Business Impersonation Rule took effect in April 2024. Scams impersonating businesses and government are consistently among the top frauds reported to the FTC; these scams resulted in $2.95 billion in c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Goodlander Helps Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Fully Fund Special Education Concord, N.H. - Today, in the wake of President Trump's lawless efforts to dismantle the United States Department of Education, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander is helping to lead the way forward to the swift passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the IDEA Full Funding Act, that will ens more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Charles Asher Small, executive director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, from a March 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for All Students": * * * CHAIRMAN CASSIDY, RANKING MEMBER SANDERS, and DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: Thank you for convening this critical hearing on t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin's Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) -- represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group -- filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and the U.S. Department of Education for unlawfully acting to dism more PR

NEW YORK, April 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news on April 4, 2025: * * * LDF Reaffirms Schools' Legal Right to Provide Equal Access and Opportunity to Students, Condemns Department of Education's Latest Attempt to Distort Anti-Discrimination Law Today, the U.S. Department of Education sent letters to K-12 state education agencies threatening to withhold federal funding from public schools unless they verify that they comply with more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Leads Governor Healey, Massachusetts Delegation in Denouncing Trump's Cuts to K-12 Education Funding Trump cut $106 million to Massachusetts schools, imperiling literacy programs, air quality updates, math tutoring, and more. Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * MURKOWSKI: NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS MUST REMAIN A FEDERAL PRIORITY U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led an oversight hearing entitled "Native American Education - Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Education." "We have spent a lot of time in Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Cosponsor Bill to Fully Fund Special Education Legislation would commit to fully funding special education, finally fulfilling the federal government's unmet promise 50 years after the passage of IDEA WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02) in reintro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone at Town Hall: When Constituents Speak Up, Change Happens METUCHEN, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) hosted a town hall at Metuchen High School tonight, where 100s of constituents turned out to speak up about runaway cost inflation, health care cuts, and the Trump administration's mounting attacks on essential government programs. Pallone, the top Democrat on the House Ene more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Krishnamoorthi and Connolly Request Plan on How Dept. of Education Will Continue to Serve Families Across America Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by David Saperstein, director emeritus of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, from a March 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for All Students": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, Distinguished Members of this important committee, I am a rabbi who for decades represented the largest de more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-UT, has introduced the Change of Ownership and Conversion Improvement Act to streamline the review process for changes of control in institutions of higher education. This legislation aims to expedite the Department of Education's approval timeline for mergers and other ownership changes, which can often take years. The bill addresses the growing trend of consolidation among educational institutions, which is seen as beneficial for students, fosterin more ST

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 4 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Research suggests attacks on higher ed part of a 'political playbook' since the Civil Rights Movement EVANSTON, Ill. --- History has repeatedly shown that moments of major social and political progress are often followed by backlash. For example, following the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the Reconstruction Era saw unchecked violence against Black Americans, and after the women more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Richard Durbin, D-IL, introduced the Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2025, known as the PROTECT Students Act, on March 12, 2025. The legislation aims to enhance accountability within higher education institutions and safeguard students and taxpayers from predatory practices. The bill comes in response to ongoing concerns regarding for-profit colleges and their impact on student debt and career read more ST

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Carly Gammill, director of legal policy for StandWithUs, from a March 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for All Students": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee, Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing. My name is Carly Gammill, and I am more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * U.S Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Announce Title IX Special Investigations Team Today, amid a staggering volume of Title IX complaints, the U.S Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announce the "Title IX Special Investigations Team" (SIT) to ensure timely, consistent resolutions to protect students, and especially female at more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Announce Title IX Special Investigations Team Today, amid a staggering volume of Title IX complaints, the U.S Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announce the Title IX Special Investigations Team (SIT) to ensure timely, consistent resolutions to protect students, and especially female athle more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, April 4 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Texture toolkit is a recipe for food success Researchers at Australia's Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA) have developed a toolkit to help manufacturers improve the texture of products to be more appealing to consumers. The FaBA Texture Library Toolkit has been created by The University of Queensland flavour chemist Professor Heather Smyth and food engineer Dr Jaqueline Moura Nadolny. Professor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication on March 19, 2025, from the Minnesota Department of Education: * * * Request for Information: Grain-Based Desserts and High-Protein Yogurt Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) would like to submit the following comments: Grain-Based Desserts Current Policies and Potential Alternatives for Grain-Based Desserts/Input more ST

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Unveils Budget Bill Amendments to Protect Funding for Medical Research, Education in Massachusetts Senate to vote on Republican tax plan paving way for $7 trillion in tax handouts for billionaires and billionaire corporations "...Are we going to hand our country over to co-presidents Donald Trump and Elon Musk and a handful of other billionaires and make everyone else pay for it?.. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The White House issued the following news on April 4, 2025: * * * WEEK 11 WINS: President Trump Unleashes Economic Prosperity It was another highly successful week for the American people as President Donald J. Trump continues his relentless pursuit of strength, prosperity, and peace -- and lays the foundation for America to be the global powerhouse for generations to come. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 11: * Illegal crossings hit a stunning new re more PR