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Education Department violated workers’ rights with partisan email replies, judge rules

The U.S. flag and the Department of Education flag fly above the Department of Education headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) The Department of ...
Government Executive

Education Department can’t use furloughed employees’ out-of-office emails to blame shutdown on Democrats, judge rules

The Education Department violated its furloughed employees’ First Amendment rights when it modified their out-of-office emails to blame the ongoing government shutdown on congressional Democrats, a ...
NBC News

Education Department's out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for the shutdown are unconstitutional, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Friday that the partisan language added to out-of-office email messages of furloughed Education Department employees violates their First Amendment rights. The ruling is in ...
Jurist

Judge rules US Education Department violated workers’ rights with partisan shutdown emails

A US federal judge has ruled that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment by changing the out-of-office email messages of several employees without their consent. The emails set by ...
Government Technology

EDUCAUSE ’25: Preparing Higher Ed for New Digital Accessibility Rules

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New federal regulations are reshaping how public colleges and universities approach accessibility across their digital environments. At the 2025 EDUCAUSE conference in Nashville ...
Education Week

A Small Change in Special Ed. Rules Could Affect Equity, Accountability, Advocates Warn

Clarification: This story has been updated to provide additional details about the Education Department’s next steps. A paperwork change proposed by the U.S. Department of Education would end an ...