Topic: Betsy DeVos

New York State education officials are pushing back against the Trump administration after it gutted U.S. Department of Education and said it would withhold federal funding from public schools that have DEI programs.

The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of these changes on the most vulnerable public school students will likely be felt for many years.

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors with false claims about her company's blood-testing technology.

President Donald Trump is expected to follow through on campaign promises to abolish the U.S. Department of Education by issuing an executive order on Tuesday.

Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie as Senate president.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a new rule in four states that protect LGBTQ students from discrimination in schools.

The Department of Education's recent release of its final Title IX regulations have sparked backlash from conservative state officials.

Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the failed blood-testing startup Theranos, will report to prison Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors out of hundred of millions of dollars.

The Supreme Court listened to arguments Tuesday in cases that challenge President Joe Biden's plan to forgive billions in student loans.

After three months of arguments and witness testimony, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' criminal fraud trial is now in the jury's hands.