The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump’s administration to proceed with plans cutting nearly 50% of the Department of Education’s workforce—approximately 1,400 employees—overturning a lower court injunction.
The National Education Association (NEA) faces growing backlash after delegates voted to prohibit the use of Anti-Defamation League (ADL) materials in classrooms—a move critics call a disturbing act of NEA antisemitism.
Governor Katie Hobbs signed a $17.6 billion bipartisan budget Friday, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown and marking another year of steady spending increases under her administration. The new fiscal package includes funding increases for K-12 education, Medicaid, border security, and public safety—features that align closely with Hobbs’ original proposal but reflect bipartisan compromises with a Republican-led legislature.