Jobs will go at the Education Ministry as it seeks to find $25 million in savings.

California education officials have identified dozens of low-performing public schools that need to adopt major reforms or close entirely. The state Department of Education on released a preliminary of 188 of the state’s “persistently lowest-achieving schools.”

The federal Department of Education wants to intensify its civil rights enforcement efforts in schools around the country, including a deeper look at issues ranging from programs for immigrant students learning English to equal access to college preparatory courses.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has decided to visit a second Montgomery school after a complaint by a veteran black legislator.