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3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does
The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...
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Thousands of complaints, 4 citations: Audit finds LA’s tenant harassment law is rarely enforced
A survey by the L.A. City Controller’s Office found 72% of tenants said landlord harassment continued after the city closed ...
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These universities are in Trump's crosshairs. Many don’t know why
NEW YORK (Reuters) -When Muhlenberg College learned in January 2024 - as pro-Palestinian protests were sweeping campuses ...
Federal education department office in Philadelphia is among seven to be shut nationally
The Office for Civil Rights closure came as the Trump administration announced layoffs for nearly half of Department of Education employees.
Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of ...
Details, details: How much can oversight board be told about possible police misconduct?
Wichita’s Citizens Review Board was told it could get only very brief summaries of cases after a settlement between the city ...
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No cover-up in alder hit-and-run case, chief concludes
Two years after a car crash involving Morris Cove Alder Sal DeCola prompted civilian complaints and a lawsuit, the police ...