A federal judge dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s education policies on Thursday, striking down two separate Department of Education actions as legally flawed. The rulings came in cases where courts determined the agency overstepped its authority by canceling existing regulations without proper justification. Legal challenges to the administration’s approach to education funding and oversight appear to be gaining traction, raising questions about the sustainability of its key initiatives. The decisions highlight ongoing tensions between federal agencies and judicial oversight in implementing major policy shifts.
The second Trump administration’s education agenda suffered two setbacks in federal court on Thursday, as judges ruled in separate cases that the U.S. Department of Education unlawfully canceled ...