U.S. Department of Education

New research showed public schools across the country intentionally evade federal reporting requirements by calling seclusion rooms something else. Students with disabilities, he found, were four times more likely to be restrained or secluded.

Illinois lawmakers want to increase funding for community schools because of the loss of federal grant money.

ISU President Aondover Tarhule on Friday took a practical stance as litigation continues over a lot of federal mandates. "Our first and most important responsibility is to our students,” said Tarhule.

Unit 5 is still working to adjust as a student support program at Cedar Ridge and Fairview Elementary schools loses federal grant funding at the end of the month.

The future of a state-funded program to increase the diversity of faculty at colleges and universities in Illinois is in doubt as the Trump administration continues to pressure higher education to abandon DEI values.

A group of state attorneys general is asking educators at all levels to have courage in the face of lost funding and lawsuit threats by the federal administration.

One of the responses Illinois Wesleyan University has made to a complaint of alleged antisemitism filed with the U.S. Education Department is to codify rules that satisfy both First Amendment protections of free speech and the priority to make sure discourse is civil.

President Trump signed an order Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half. He’s also targeting DEI in higher education and research funding.

Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington is among 60 universities the federal Department of Education is investigating for alleged antisemitism. IWU said it's cooperating with the department's Office of Civil Rights.

President Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and funding for research.