Collin Binkley And Bianca Vazquez Toness, The Associated Press

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Billions in grants for summer school, English instruction delayed during Trump administration review

Billions in grants for summer school, English instruction delayed during Trump administration review

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for afterschool and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more as part of a review to ensure grants align with President Donald Trump's priorities.

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal research office that tracks the progress of America's students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work.

Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored

Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal office that enforces civil rights at schools across the U.S. has been ordered to target complaints of antisemitism above all else as it molds to President Donald Trump's agenda, raising fears that other rights violations will go unpunished.

In Trump's quest to close the Education Department, Congress and his own agenda may get in the way

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is preparing to gut the U.S. Education Department to the full extent of his power, directing his administration to slash spending while pressuring employees to quit. Yet his promise to close the department is colliding with another reality: Most of its spending -- and its very existence -- is ordered by Congress.