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Department of Education Newsletter for 2025-04-17 ( 9 items )  
Attorney General Alan Wilson defends President Trump's authority to restructure federal workforce and return control of education to the states (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends President Trump's authority to restructure federal workforce and return control of education to the states (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a multistate friend-of-the-court brief defending President Trump and Secretary Linda McMahon in New York v. McMahon. The case arises from a challenge by several Democra more PR

Connecticut Reaffirms Commitment To Creating Education Opportunities for All Children (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 16 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Reaffirms Commitment To Creating Education Opportunities for All Children (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) has responded to a recent request from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) regarding Title VI compliance and has opted not to sign the l more PR

Durbin Calls On Illinois Educators To Sounds The Alarm On For-Profit-Colleges (10)
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls On Illinois Educators To Sounds The Alarm On For-Profit-Colleges April 15, 2025 Today's letter marks twelfth consecutive year Durbin has taken message about the risks of for-profit colleges directly to Illinois education professionals SPRINGFIELD - As high school seniors finalize their postsecondary education plans for the upcoming school year ahead of College Decision Day on  more PR

Independent Women Applauds U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's DOJ Enforcement of Title IX in Maine: "The Era of Men in Women's Sports is Over" (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Applauds U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's DOJ Enforcement of Title IX in Maine: "The Era of Men in Women's Sports is Over" WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Independent Women commends the leadership of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration for its bold enforcement action against the state of Maine for Title IX violations, after Maine exp more PR

Justice Antitrust Division Releases Public Communication From Regional Airline Association (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has released the following public communication dated Jan. 7, 2025, from the Regional Airline Association: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation West Building Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590-0001 * Garrett Windle, U.S. Department of Justice Competition Policy and Advocacy Section U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 3311  more ST

Transcript: Mayor Adams appears live on CNN's "Inside Politics with Dana Bash" with former Mayor de Blasio. (10)
NEW YORK, April 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams appears live on CNN's "Inside Politics with Dana Bash" with former Mayor de Blasio. Dana Bash: A big announcement this morning for New York City children and their parents. Mayor Eric Adams is declaring now permanent funding for the city's groundbreaking early education for children programming. It includes universal preschool for three-year-olds, or what's known as 3K. Some may remem more PR

Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 16 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University professors Yannis Hamilakis and Tracy Steffes have been awarded fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the organization announced on April 15. Hamilakis, a professor of archaeology and modern Greek studies, and Steffes, a professor of education and history, are among the 1 more PR

USDA Food & Nutrition Service Releases Public Communication From Calif. Education Nutrition Services Division Director Frinzell (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication dated March 14, 2025, from Kim Frinzell, director at the California Department of Education Nutrition Services Division: * * * To: Tameka Owens, Acting Administrator and Assistant Administrator Child Nutrition Programs U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 * * * Dear Ms. Tameka Owens: Subject: R more ST

Wisconsin Historical Society: 3 Janesville Elementary Schools Listed in the National Register of Historic Places (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 17 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: * * * 3 Janesville Elementary Schools Listed in the National Register of Historic Places JANESVILLE, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of three Janesville elementary schools in the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 2025. Adams Elementary School was originally constructed in 1939, Roosevelt Elementary School in 1929, and Washington Elementary School in  more PR