DOE, DOJ Launch Team to Investigate Gender Ideology in School Programs and Activities

by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 4, 2025 | Justice, National, News

The Departments of Education (DOE) and Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that they have created a new team to investigate gender ideology in school programs and activities. The Title IX Special Investigations Team will have investigators from both departments. It is...

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Introduces Bill to Codify President Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Department into Law

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 26, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would codify President Donald Trump’s executive order directing the closure of the U.S. Department of Education into law. On March 20, Trump signed an executive order titled “Improving...

JC Bowman Warns Tennessee ‘Ill-Equipped’ to Handle Federal Funds as Trump Administration Dismantles Education Department

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 25, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South

JC Bowman, founder and president of Professional Educators of Tennessee, said he believes that the Tennessee Department of Education is “ill-equipped” to handle billions in funds that the federal government would presumably distribute under the Trump administration’s...

U.S. Department of Education Launches Investigation into Vanderbilt University

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 14, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into Vanderbilt University and 44 other colleges and universities regarding the institutions’ “use of racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities.”...

Education Department Faces ‘Final Mission’ with 1,950 Jobs Cut

by Christina Botteri | Mar 11, 2025 | Education, National, News, Policy

The Department of Education announced a sweeping reduction in force (RIF) that will cut nearly 50% of its workforce, marking a significant step in what officials describe as the agency’s “final mission” under the Trump administration. The move, impacting approximately...

U.S. Senate Confirms Linda McMahon as Department of Education Secretary

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 3, 2025 | Education, National, News, Tennessee

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Education, to the role Monday evening. The Senate voted 51-45 to confirm McMahon as the nation’s 13th secretary of education. ✅ CONFIRMED: Linda McMahon as...