Patrick Wall
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Education editor & reporter at @nolanews @theadvocatebr | 🏳️🌈 | Formerly @Chalkbeat | DMs open | Email: patrick.wall at theadvocate.com
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MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated $38 million to Xavier University in New Orleans, part of a wide-scale giving spree to HBCUs.
McKenzie Scott donates $38 million to Xavier, largest gift in school history
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated $38 million to Xavier University in New Orleans, part of a wide-scale giving spree to HBCUs.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated $38 million to Xavier University in New Orleans, part of a wide-scale giving spree to HBCUs.
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The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so far to dismantle the agency.
Is Trump dismantling the Education Department? Not yet. But changes are coming.
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so far to dismantle the agency.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so far to dismantle the agency.
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This is nightmare fuel for those struggling with their mental health, especially children.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is nightmare fuel for those struggling with their mental health, especially children.
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My first post here... 👋
After the Trump admin said it's withholding nearly $7B in education grants, Louisiana schools are bracing for the fallout — including possible afterschool & staffing cuts.
"This puts every district in a really difficult spot," one supt said. www.nola.com/news/educati...
After the Trump admin said it's withholding nearly $7B in education grants, Louisiana schools are bracing for the fallout — including possible afterschool & staffing cuts.
"This puts every district in a really difficult spot," one supt said. www.nola.com/news/educati...
Louisiana schools brace for possible cuts after Trump administration withholds $7 billion
Schools had expected to receive the money on July 1, which would allow them to plan for the fall. Instead, the U.S. Department of Education told states it would not release the funds until it had revi...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My first post here... 👋
After the Trump admin said it's withholding nearly $7B in education grants, Louisiana schools are bracing for the fallout — including possible afterschool & staffing cuts.
"This puts every district in a really difficult spot," one supt said. www.nola.com/news/educati...
After the Trump admin said it's withholding nearly $7B in education grants, Louisiana schools are bracing for the fallout — including possible afterschool & staffing cuts.
"This puts every district in a really difficult spot," one supt said. www.nola.com/news/educati...