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Laura Meckler

Laura Meckler

National Education Writer at The Washington Post

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  • English
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  • Education

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Recent Articles

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Education Department, with mass layoff, cuts nearly half its staff

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Draft executive order calls for closing Education Dept.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said that congressional approval is needed to close the agency. Deep cuts to the workforce are expected in the short term.
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GOP voucher plan would divert billions in taxes to private schools

Donations to scholarship programs would be fully reimbursed through a new tax credit, creating the largest federal tax incentive for charitable giving.
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Senate blocks ban on transgender athletes, as Trump pushes forward

The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in female sports.
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Education Dept. softens controversial guidance on race and schools

The agency is still eager to investigate schools and has set up a new portal inviting reports of instances of perceived discrimination.
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Teachers union files lawsuit over Trump’s crackdown on race, DEI in...

A new lawsuit accuses the Education Department of trying to rewrite civil rights law when it threatened to pull federal school funding over mentions of race.
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Latest Trump guidance on race has schools scrambling amid ‘intense ...

An Education Department letter says even race-neutral policies aimed at diversity could result in schools and colleges losing federal funding.
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DOGE rips through Education Department, cutting contracts, staff an...

Contracts that are key to interpreting data about the American education system were cut as DOGE seeks to trim spending. Some contracts will be rebid.
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Education pick McMahon has a record at odds with Trump’s agenda

She backed diversity and equity initiatives while on the state school board in Connecticut. Her confirmation hearing for education secretary starts Thursday.
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They trained on diversity under Trump. Now he’s punishing them for it.

During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Education Department held diversity trainings. Many who participated were put on administrative leave under new rules.
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Trump’s new ban on athletes is latest attack on transgender policies

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to ban trans athletes from women’s sports, the latest shake-up for schools navigating the new rules.