Federal Education News
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Senator Ted Cruz Pitches Federal Scholarships for Children Whose Schools Are Closed
Sen. Ted Cruz plans to propose an amendment to President Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending bill that would provide federal scholarship…
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Biden Faces Criticism Over Push to Move Teachers Up in the Vaccine Line
The Biden administration is defending the president's decision to prioritize vaccinations for teachers and school staff.
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Congressman Says ‘Standardized Testing Is a Pillar of Systemic Racism,’ Citing Article From the NEA Teachers Union
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a new member of the House "Squad" that includes five other liberal representatives, called standardized testing racist…
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Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Take School Reopening Tour With Teachers Union Bosses by Their Sides
Jill Biden, the teacher in the White House, along with new Education Secretary Miguel Cardona went back to school Wednesday…
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After Feds Say Tests Still Required, Critics Mobilize and States Look for Loopholes
The standardized tests must go on, the Biden administration announced last week. But that hasn’t stopped the pushback.
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Releases Five-Point Plan to Get Students Back in School Full Time
The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest and most complex challenge our education system has experienced. It has been extraordinary to…
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Biden Administration Considers Appointing a School Reopening Czar
The blitz is part of an intensified administration-wide push to reopen schools, as the Biden White House hurtles toward a…
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Biden Administration’s Push for Standardized Tests Irks Teachers Unions, State Leaders
President Joe Biden came into office with millions of kids learning remotely, teachers afraid of getting sick and parents balancing…
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Biden Calls on States to Prioritize Vaccinations for Teachers
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on U.S. states to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers to ensure children could return…
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Biden Removes Mention of Dr. Seuss From ‘Read Across America Day’ Amid Accusations of ‘Racial Undertones’ in the Books
President Biden apparently removed mentions of Dr. Seuss from “Read Across America Day” amid scrutiny about the alleged “racial undertones”…
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Senate Confirms Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary
The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona to lead the Education Department on Monday, adding to President Joe Biden’s Cabinet a key…
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WATCH: Jen Psaki Refuses to Respond to Trump’s Claim That ‘Biden Sold Out America’s Children to Teachers Unions’
Biden's Press Secretary Jen Psaki refuses to deny that “Biden sold out America’s children to the teachers union.” during the…
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Democrats, Republicans Can’t Agree on School Funding in Newest COVID Aid Package
Democrats and Republicans both agree children should be in school. However, the price tag for reopening schools in the midst…
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WATCH: Senate Expected to Vote on Nomination of Miguel Cardona to Be Education Secretary
The Senate is expected to vote on President Joe Biden’s pick for education secretary, Miguel Cardona, on Monday.
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Trump Blasts Biden for School Reopening Failures: ‘Sold Out America’s Children to the Teachers Unions’
Former President Donald Trump says schools should reopen immediately, accusing President Biden of having a "morally inexcusable" position of delaying…
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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio Brings Back Educational Opportunities Act to Expand School Choice With New Tax Credit
This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., brought back his “Educational Opportunities Act” proposal which he noted will “expand school…
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WATCH: Senator Mitt Romney at Senate Hearing: ‘Opening Schools Should Be Dictated by Science, Not Teachers Unions’
"The timetable for opening schools should be dictated by science, not teachers unions."
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Paid to Stay Home: COVID Aid Bill Pays Federal Employees With Kids Whose Schools Are Closed Up to $21K
The U.S. House version of the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” – a $1.9 trillion emergency aid package to…
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Feds Withdraw Prior Administration’s Support for Lawsuit Seeking to Base School Sports Participation on Biological Sex
The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from…
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Schools Must Still Give Standardized Tests This Year, Biden Administration Says
The Biden administration said Monday that states must administer federally required standardized tests this year, but schools won’t be held…
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White House Press Secretary Admits School COVID Funds Are for Paying Teachers Later, Not Getting Kids in Classrooms Now
White House press secretary Jen Psaki admitted that most of the federal funds designated for schools and other educational institutions…
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In Schools Where Social Distancing and Face Masks Aren’t Worn, Teachers May Play Central Role in COVID Spread, CDC Finds
School teachers and staff may play a “central role” in transmitting Covid-19 within schools where social distancing and face covering…
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Biden School Reopening Goals at Odds with CDC Guidelines
"Wake up call to parents! If schools start following this new guidance strictly, kids are not getting back to full-time…
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Muddled Promises on Schools Pose Political Problem for Biden
President Joe Biden is in a political firestorm over how and when to get more schools open during the coronavirus…
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Growing Backlash to CDC School Guidelines as L.A. Teachers Demand Vaccines, FL Governor Decries Guidance as a ‘Disgrace’
Just as the CDC guidance was being labeled too risky in California, it was being blasted as too conservative in…
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