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The Trump administration has already cut hundreds of other employees and hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher training and mental health grants.
Education advocates in Maine say they're concerned about the Trump administration's action Friday to furlough almost all of the support staff in the Office of Special Education Programs, or OSEP, within the U.
Parents identified cost as the biggest hurdle to accessing after-school programs; 56% said it was an important factor preventing them from enrolling. Parents identified accessibility concerns, such as a lack of transportation or unsafe walking routes, as barriers. Forty-two percent of parents said their community does not have available programs.
All but two staff members from the Office of Special Education Programs have been released from their duties at the federal level, according to a memorandum shared by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
A $10.5 million federal grant that trained California educators to better support children with disabilities has been abruptly canceled — three years before its funding was set to expire — because it conflicted with “the priorities of the current administration,” officials say.
The National Academies’ Gulf Research Program has awarded over $4.9 million to fund nine place-based education projects for K-8 students in the Gulf region. The award aims to help empower youth who will become the next generation of informed citizens,