Politico Juan Perez Jr., Amanda Friedman and Bianca Quilantan February 5, 2025 Education Department staffers expressed confusion and shock as agency leaders held a staff meeting Wednesday that reiterated the terms of President Donald Trump’s sweeping plan to nudge federal workers into resigning. The meeting, occurring just a day before a Feb. 6 deadline for […]
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Governor Gavin Newsom January 29, 2025 What you need to know: As part of ongoing actions to help support workers and businesses impacted by the Los Angeles area fires, Governor Newsom is issuing an executive order to defer licensing fees and streamline requirements for certain small businesses. The order also defers annual licensure fees for thousands […]
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Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox February 5, 2025 The U.S. Education Department is eliminating the nonbinary gender identity option from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to a Tuesday news release. The option will not appear on future forms and will be removed from the current form effective immediately, and the question formerly […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 4, 2025 Amid reports that the White House is finalizing an executive order to get rid of the Education Department, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that when he nominated Linda McMahon as secretary, he instructed her to “put herself out of a job.” “Linda, I hope you do a great […]
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