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Education Department letter threatens federal funding of any school that considers race in most aspects of student life
The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution that considers race in most aspects of student life. The letter ...
The Washington Post26d
DOGE broadens sweep of federal agencies, gains access to health payment systems
The moves came on the heels of the DOGE team gaining access to sensitive health payment systems at the Department of Health and Human Services. As federal workers braced for possible layoffs after ...
Texas Public Radio26d
What is the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE?
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was created by Trump via an executive order on his first day back in office. Trump put tech billionaire and adviser Elon Musk in charge and vowed to ...
New York Post26d
Trump considering executive order to shut down Department of Education: report
President Trump may use his executive powers to gut the Department of Education and then push for legislation to abolish it as part of his administration’s efforts to shrink the size of ...
The Washington Post27d
Key functions of the Education Department, which Trump is moving to dismantle
That department was then divided into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The new Education Department began operations in May 1980, tasked by Congress ...
Nature27d
Fish gills and human ears share the same genetic blueprint
Plikus is in the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology ... of cartilage under the microscope for zebrafish gills and human ears cannot be just a coincidence. Knowing that both the gills ...
Smithsonian Magazine27d
The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2024, according to a new study Sarah Kuta Daily ...
Detroit News27d
Dozens of Education Department workers are put on leave over Trump's anti-DEI order
Washington – Dozens of employees at the U.S. Education Department were put on paid administrative leave in response to President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity and inclusion ...
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Alex Mayer appointed to lead W.Va. Department of Human Services
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey appointed a new cabinet secretary for the Department of Human Services Monday. Alex J. Myer will head the department, which handles social and ...
The Daily Astorian28d
New Oregon Department of Human Services building opens in Seaside
Oregon Department of Human Services staff members serving Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties have found a new home base at the Seaside Outlet Mall. The former Department of Human Services ...
The New York Times28d
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
By Edward Wong Michael Crowley and Alan Rappeport The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights and labor bureau, a division whose programs have ...