U.S. Education Department

From ultimatums to scrapping diversity initiatives to pledges to eliminate the Education Department altogether, the Trump administration has put educators across the Northeast on edge. With federal funding on the line, leaders in Massachusetts say they're working closely with the state attorney general and remaining vigilant.

The U.S. Secretary of Education visited a high school in West Springfield, Massachusetts this past week.

The U.S. Department of Education has announced $226 million in funding to 34 states to increase access to high-quality preschool programs. States in our…