July 11, 2026 Education secretary criticizes nation's largest teachers union over focus on impeaching Trump as students fail Education Secretary Linda McMahon joins ‘Saturday in America' to discuss the National Education Association’s focus on impeaching President Donald Trump instead of addressing widespread student failures in reading and math.
July 1, 2026 Trump administration threatens Kansas school district funding over transgender student policy The Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to withhold federal funding from the Kansas City Public School District over its transgender policies.
June 27, 2026 All-women's school Wellesley College responds to accusations of admitting biological male trans students A Title IX complaint by Defending Education accuses Wellesley College of admitting biological male transgender students in violation of civil rights law.
June 24, 2026 Biden officials circumvented court order in Title IX cases, including males in girls’ sports, docs show Documents show Biden's Department of Education allegedly circumvented a federal court injunction on gender identity enforcement under Title IX.
June 24, 2026 Trump admin requiring gov issued ID to apply for federal student aid saved $200 million in fraud in 2 months The Department of Education said it has blocked nearly $200 million in fraudulent federal student aid since launching a new identity-verification mandate for high-risk FAFSA applicants.
June 22, 2026 Los Angeles schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns amid FBI probe Alberto Carvalho is stepping down as LAUSD superintendent, citing a desire to refocus on students months after FBI searches and amid a federal investigation.
June 19, 2026 Trump administration opens four Title IX investigations into Michigan and North Carolina school districts The U.S. Department of Education opened four new Title IX investigations into Michigan and North Carolina schools districts over alleged violations.
June 17, 2026 Smithsonian urged to withdraw from retreat with workshop run by educator with history of extreme rhetoric NAVI urges Smithsonian's NMAAHC to skip academic retreat over concerns about workshop leader Ismael Jimenez's alleged anti-Israel comments and curriculum.
June 16, 2026 LINDA McMAHON: Parents told me special education needs less red tape, stronger results Fifty years after IDEA became law, new federal partnerships aim to improve special education programs and bolster civil rights protections for children.
June 5, 2026 Ex-SJSU volleyball player speaks out on alleged scholarship deception by coach during trans scandal Elle Patterson claims San Jose State coach verbally promised her a full volleyball scholarship but she never received it as a trans teammate kept theirs.
