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Apprenticeships help address teacher shortage in Pennsylvania

Trump administration blocked from dismantling Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. is seen during a protest on March 21, 2025 after President Trump signed an executive order to shut down the government agency.

Central Pennsylvania candidates endorsed by far-right PAC win primaries

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The return of student loan debt collection: What borrowers need to know

New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., on May 17, 2018.

Pennsylvania educator Ashlie Crosson named National Teacher of the Year

Trump’s budget bill would legalize school vouchers everywhere in the US

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Trump administration backs off Head Start budget cuts, but problems persist

President Donald Trump holds an executive order relating to education in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Education Secretary Linda McMahon watch.

Head Start leaders, administrators fear effects of potential funding cuts

Project 2025

Trump education policies hew closely to Project 2025 despite campaign denials

New lawsuit aims to stop Trump’s dismantling of Education Department

The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. is seen during a protest on March 21, 2025 after President Trump signed an executive order to shut down the government agency.

Trump’s moves to eliminate Department of Education are already having sweeping impacts

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Right-wing extremism causes budget woes for school districts

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Pennsylvania early childhood teachers say child care system is in crisis

Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.

Trump rescinds federal recognition of transgender and nonbinary people

Leon Smith

Teacher of the Year Leon Smith says Pennsylvania schools need teachers of color

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Reproductive Rights

‘We are going to keep fighting’: How Pennsylvanians are preparing for Trump’s second term

Then Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference on July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Trump’s reelection puts elimination of Department of Education on the table