Illinois, Trump and Education Department

Illinois leaders slam Trump after 'appalling' Education Department layoffs
Illinois leaders took shots at the Trump administration after it announced the firings of over 1,3000 employees at the Department of Education.
‘We will not let you harm our children’: Illinois educators react to dismantling of Department of Education
Governor JB Pritzker spoke to dozens of Illinois educators Thursday morning in Rosemont for the kick-off of a three-day conference. The Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly (IEA RA) comes just days after President Donald Trump cut half of the Department of Education’s workforce.
Illinois among states suing Trump for 'dismantling' of Education Department
The plan to fire about 1,378 employees will undermine the department’s ability to perform work mandated by federal law, the suit says.
U.S. Department of Education cuts have Illinois advocates worried
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
How the Department of Education layoffs, proposed cuts affect Illinois
With nearly half of the federal employees from the U.S. Department of Education laid off this week and the Trump administration vowing to close the department altogether, there are potential impacts to Illinois cities and schools.
How will U.S. Department of Education cuts impact Illinois?
The union representing teachers outside of Chicago says President Donald Trump administration’s cuts to the U.S. Department of Education will have a major impact on Illinois schools.
Why trans people are moving to Illinois
Eyeing Illinois: Amid a rash of anti-trans executive orders and legislation, transgender citizens from teens to adults are ...
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Trump's education cuts put Illinois at risk of losing $3 billion in federal funding, Pritzker warns
Sweeping layoffs announced this week are part of a dramatic downsizing of the Department of Education. Gov. JB Pritzker addressed the cuts at an education conference.
Trump isn't alone in geopolitical aspirations; some in Illinois say they also want change
Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole ...
‘Something should be done’: Illinois Democratic lawmakers hear from public frustrated about President Donald Trump’s initiatives
Although Democrats are out of power in D.C., anxious Illinoisans want lawmakers to step up to block Donald Trump initiatives.
Gov. Pritzker expected to talk on Dept. of Ed cuts at Illinois Education Association assembly
"Donald Trump is failing the test of leadership again. Instead of proposing any plans to improve math and reading scores for ...
Illinois Democrats call Trump a "national disgrace" after blowup with Zelenskyy
"President Trump's simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous," Gov. JB Pritzker said.
Illinois hit by President Donald Trump’s cancellation of foreign aid contracts
A major soybean lab at the University of Illinois among the victims of President Donald Trump’s termination of foreign aid.
Illinois Ends Two Food Programs After Trump Cuts Funding
The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the end of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and Resilient Food ...
Student researchers dread Trump cuts
Processing a plea: Robert Crimo III pleaded guilty to one of the worst mass shootings in Illinois history last week. Yet across Highland Park, people are still trying to make sense of the collective ...