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Department of Education to Investigate UChicago for Alleged Racial Discrimination
The announcement comes one month after the Department informed institutions and agencies that they had 14 days to eliminate ...
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University of Chicago Among Dozens of Schools Facing Federal Investigation Over DEI Programs
The department’s Office for Civil Rights on Friday announced it has begun investigating 45 universities for failing to follow ...
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Trump administration targets University of Chicago
UChicago is the latest school under investigation by the Trump administration over allegations of discrimination.
How the Department of Education layoffs, proposed cuts affect Illinois
With nearly half of the federal employees from the U.S. Department of Education laid off this week and the Trump ...
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education ...
Cuts to U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights hit Chicago office hard
The Office of Civil Rights is tasked with making sure students’ liberties are upheld at school. As Sabrina Franza reports, ...
Today in Chicago History: Edward Burke becomes the second-youngest alderman
He was sworn in three days later by Mayor Richard J. Daley at age 25, and became the second youngest alderman in city history ...
Pritzker discusses U.S. Department of Education cuts at Illinois Education Association meeting
The Trump administration has made it clear their goal is to dismantle the Department of Education entirely, and that is causing a lot of concern and fear among educators in Illinois.
‘Our kids will suffer’: Local lawmakers weigh in on mass layoffs at Department of Education
President Trump has announced that 1,315 staffers will be laid off from the Department of Education, with the goal of taking ...