Supreme Court greenlights Trump’s $600 million cut to teacher training grants – The Times of India
A decisive moment for American public education unfolded this week as the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump to slash $600 million in teacher training grants—funds that have long supported efforts to address chronic teacher shortages and build a more inclusive, diverse educational workforce. In a narrow 5–4 decision, the Court sided with Trump’s administration, temporarily halting a lower court’s order to reinstate the grants in eight Democratic-led states. The ruling sends a chilling signal across the nation’s education system: Long-standing federal commitments to equity and teacher development are now vulnerable to ideological shifts at the highest levels of government.This legal battle is far more than a procedural dispute—it represents a broader, strategic as...