ICE agents arrest day care teacher in front of children at Chicago facility despite her telling them she had valid work permit and pending asylum case.
Twenty-one states and Washington DC sue Education Department over rule barring student debt forgiveness for public servants who “abet illegal immigration” or support gender transition for minors.
Government shutdown forces closure of Head Start centers serving at least 8,000 families as 140 programs await federal funding for 65,000 preschoolers and expectant parents.
Trump bars public service loan forgiveness for workers at organizations supporting immigration or providing gender transition care for minors, effective July 2026.
Federal judge blocks Trump from canceling up to $1 billion in student mental health grants, ruling Education Department’s identical explanations were “arbitrary and capricious.”
Little Rock School District seeks to intervene in federal lawsuit challenging Arkansas voucher program as unconstitutional, with 51,000 statewide applications (10% of state’s students).
New Mexico offers universal free child care starting Nov. 1 despite state capacity for only one in three babies, with 50% drop in home-based providers since 2019.
Justice Department reaches deal with University of Virginia to close civil rights probes once school prohibits DEI programs, four months after forcing President Ryan to resign.
Alabama library board considers rule banning books depicting transgender procedures or gender ideology from children’s sections statewide.
Federal judge orders Defense Department to restock banned books at 5 military base K-12 schools where students sued, ruling removals violated First Amendment rights.
