Federal Education News
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Former Obama Ed Secretary: Trump’s Threat to Pull Funds from Schools Teaching 1619 Project a ‘Dog Whistle’ for White Nationalists
President Donald Trump’s demands for "patriotic education" are a "dog whistle" for white nationalists, former Obama Education Secretary John B.…
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Feds to Ship ‘Millions of Tests Per Week’ to Help Schools Stay Open, Official Says
During a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing Wednesday, Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health at the…
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‘A Crisis in the Making’: Betsy DeVos Says Without Federal Aid, Many Private Schools Are Close to Closing
Many private schools are on the verge of shutting down if they don’t receive federal coronavirus relief, Education Secretary Betsy…
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U.S. Department of Justice Backs Lawsuit Challenging New Mexico’s Capacity Limits for Private Schools
The U.S. Department of Justice weighed in on a lawsuit alleging that the state’s COVID-19 rules on private schools, including…
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DeVos Under Investigation for Potentially Violating Hatch Act Because of Fox News Interview
The Education Department's YouTube channel includes the interview, which was also touted in an official message from the agency.
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Trump Wants $5 Billion from TikTok Deal to Go Toward ‘Real History’ Education Initiative
President Donald Trump said Saturday he wants $5 billion from companies creating a new U.S.-based TikTok venture directed toward teaching…
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U.S. Senator to Introduce Bill to Give Parents Struggling with School Disruptions $1,200 a Month, Tax Credit of $800 Per Child
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said the soon-to-be-introduced Helping Parents During COVID Act of 2020, would give families $1,200 a…
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House Republicans Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Federal Funds from Going to Schools Teaching the 1619 Project
Two House Republicans introduced legislation Thursday that would bar federal funds from flowing to schools with curriculum featuring the New…
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U.S. Department of Education Threatens to Withhold Funding from Schools That Allow Biological Males to Compete in Girls Sports
The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold some federal funding from Connecticut school districts if they follow a…
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DeVos Hopeful School Choice Funding Will Be Included in COVID-19 Relief Bill
As negotiations over the next round of COVID-19 relief remained stalled on Capitol Hill, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos…
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‘The 1776 Commission’: Trump to Sign Executive Order Combating Schools Teaching Students to Be ‘Ashamed’ of America
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order seeking to reform how U.S. schools teach American history, Trump announced Thursday.…
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DeVos Praises Black History Curriculum Bucking 1619 Project
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is praising an alternative take on Black American history promoted by notable conservatives, while acknowledging that…
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Trump Takes Aim at Cancel Culture, Calls 1619 Project and Critical-Race Theory ‘Ideological Poison’
In a speech at the National Archives on the anniversary of the Constitution, Mr. Trump says “a radical movement is…
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House Passes Bill to Allow Civil Lawsuits against Public Schools that ‘Discriminate’
The House Wednesday passed legislation that would allow private parties to file lawsuits under Title VI of the Civil Rights…
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New CDC Guidance for Reopening Schools Creates Color-Coded Risk Scale
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance Wednesday for schools seeking to open for in-person learning, using…
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WATCH: In Nevada Rally, Trump Says ‘In a Second Term, I’ll Provide School Choice to Every Parent in America’
In Nevada Rally, President Donald Trump says he'll "provide school choice to every parent in America" and "stop the radical…
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In-Person Learning ‘Should Be an Option,’ Betsy DeVos Pushes Choice at Michigan Catholic School
Betsy DeVos greeted students and held a roundtable discussion about opening for in-person learning, school of choice.
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Trump Doubles Down on ‘Patriotic Education’ Pledge at Sunday Rally
President Donald Trump doubled down on his pledge to introduce "patriotic education" into American schools at a campaign rally, one…
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Trump, DeVos Raise School Choice in Appeal to Vexed Parents
As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration…
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Coronavirus Opens a Path to School Choice
The White House – seeing a strategic opening amid mass school closures and a national reckoning over systemic racism –…
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Betsy DeVos Drops Rule Giving More Coronavirus Aid to Private Schools
The move comes after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled last week that the rule involving the distribution of…
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Ted Cruz’s $5B School Choice Proposal Makes Senate GOP’s ‘Skinny’ Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
The slimmed-down GOP stimulus bill that the Senate is expected to vote on this week includes a school voucher bill…
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In Crackdown on ‘Anti-American Propaganda,’ U.S. Education Department to Scrutinize Internal Employee Activities
The Education Department plans to scrutinize a wide range of employee activities — including internal book clubs — in search…
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AFT Teachers Union President Criticizes Latest Coronavirus Legislation as a ‘Bulimic’ Bill that Will Hurt Public Schools
“I would call it a bulimic bill. I wouldn’t call it a skinny bell," the president of the American Federation…
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Federal Legislation Introduced to Fund Opportunity Grants for Families to Use while Schools Deny Them In-Person Learning
Congressman Dan Bishop (NC-09) introduced the Creating Hope and Opportunity through Increased Choice in Education (CHOICE) Act to allow students…
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