ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other attorneys general are suing the Trump administration for cutting nearly half of the Department of Education’s staff and ...

The New York State Education Department vowed to defy a Trump administration directive that states certify they had ended racial preferences and other diversity, equity and inclusion programs in K-12 ...

NEW YORK (WRGB) — New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of ...

The New York state Department of Education rejected the Trump Administration’s demand to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion policies in public schools — despite threats to pull federal funding ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today that $7 billion in funding from the Department of Education will be returned to state education departments. In June, the ...

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party. By Michael C. Bender ...

Nearly half of young New Yorkers statewide are still missing the mark on standardized math and English exams, according to ...

A New York state policy prohibiting the use of Native American school mascots violates civil rights laws, and the state must rescind it or face the possibility of losing federal education funds, the U ...

On December 4, 2025, a New York appeals court upheld the termination of an NYC teacher for discriminatory conduct captured on ...