President Donald Trump's administration fired almost all 60 staff at a college-preparation program for low-income students in a wave of shutdown layoffs, two people familiar with the cuts told Reuters,

Schools Superintendent Michael Nagler announced the end of the program in a letter to parents Friday, the day after the school board voted to hire an Albany law firm to investigate its rollout. The program, known as Build Your Own Grade, had been developed by a company owned by Nagler and his son, James Nagler.

The National Academies’ Gulf Research Program has awarded over $4.9 million to fund nine place-based education projects for K-8 students in the Gulf region. The award aims to help empower youth who will become the next generation of informed citizens,

Many parents have been left distraught after hearing the news. Carol Veschi has adopted six children — all of them on IEPs. She sued Fulton County Schools after her son Mikey, who has autism, was restrained over and over again. “Just human decency, to treat them like human beings and to care that they’re getting hurt,” said Veshchi.

All but two staff members from the Office of Special Education Programs have been released from their duties at the federal level, according to a memorandum shared by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

In her new role, Ms. Stringfellow will lead ArtsBuild’s flagship Imagine! program, which brings arts experiences to nearly 14,000 Hamilton County Schools students each year. She will also manage the Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute, which fosters informed and engaged arts advocates and community leaders.

Families have answers for the first time about key details of Texas' $1 billion school voucher program, for which applications will open in February, new documents show.

On a warm September day in the courtyard of a San Francisco senior living community, a dozen residents shake their hips and throw their hands in the air to the beat of, fittingly, Earth, Wind & Fire's "September.