Education

The Trump administration’s decision to revoke the visas of hundreds of international college students studying in the U.S. prompted protests. News4’s Jessica Albert spoke with an immigration attorney about what steps impacted students can take.

Some Democratic-led states and cities are pushing back on a Trump administration threat to cut education funding over diversity, equity and inclusion programs, creating a standoff that could test how far the White House is willing to go to press its demands on the nation’s schools. State leaders in Minnesota and New York said they will not comply with...

“He wasn’t worried about what’s going to happen to him and his reputation,” one student said. “He was worried about his students.”

Some Virginia military families once again are fighting to protect a higher education benefit they were promised. Kayla Owen spent most of last year fighting for a college waiver. She advocated and lobbied while also working, raising her kids and caring for her husband, a military veteran left severely injured as a result of his service. Because of her...

Some Virginia military families are once again fighting to protect a state benefit they were promised. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains.

The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts.

Harvard president Alan Garber said in response the school had “devoted considerable effort to addressing antisemitism” and would provide a full accounting to the government.

As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to certify that they are following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A notice sent Thursday by the Education Department gives states and schools 10 days to sign and return the certification. It’s the latest escalation against DEI policies,…

There’s an urgent call to action coming from the steps of Congress. “We have to keep fighting, whether it’s education, whether it’s cuts to government employees,” said Rep. Glenn Ivey, who represents Maryland’s Fourth District. Days after the Department of Education announced it won’t pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to school districts across...

Days after the Department of Education announced it will not pay school districts hundreds of millions of dollars in promised COVID-19 relief funds, Maryland leaders say they may take the budget battle to court. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

School districts around the country are figuring out how to pay some bills after the Department of Education announced it won’t pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in promised COVID-19 relief funds. Congress approved the funding with a deadline of January 2025 to spend it, and the Biden administration allowed states to apply for an extension to January 2026….

School officials around the country are figuring out how to pay their bills after the Department of Education announced it won’t pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in promised COVID-19 relief funds. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

While band members hoped to do well, they weren’t prepared for the surprise they got.

Maryland is working on a program to encourage federal workers in need of a job to take up teaching. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports the “Fed to Ed” program would speed up the process of becoming a licensed teacher.

While big questions about the agency’s future remain unanswered, here is everything to know about its history, and some of the plans conservatives have pushed for dismantling it.

A federal judge ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar detained by the Trump administration and accused of spreading Hamas propaganda in the latest battle over speech on U.S. college campuses. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder is following the story.

News4’s Aimee Cho breaks down the order and what it means for the department.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to close the Department of Education.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department.

Educators are working with Howard University to help young students prepare projects in the field of biotechnology. Their students are gearing up for the citywide DC STEM FAIR coming up in April. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.