Federal Education News
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Kicks Off ‘Return-to-School Road Trip’
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona kickstarts his "Return-to-School Road Trip" this week, talking up the Biden administration's efforts to help…
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Children, Teens See BMI Increase at Nearly Double the Rate During the Pandemic, According to CDC Study
Children and teenagers saw their body mass index (BMI) increase at almost double the rate during the pandemic, according to…
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Most Schools Do Not Meet Biden’s Demand for Testing and Vaccines
For schools to stay open and safe, President Joe Biden said last week, they need to require vaccinations for teachers…
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School Vaccine Campaigns Targeting Students Face Blowback
President Joe Biden has encouraged every school district to promote vaccines, including with on-site clinics, to protect students as they…
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SCOTUS to Decide Whether to Hear Case of Teachers Who Say Unions Violate First Amendment Rights With ‘Escape Periods’
When Chicago teachers went on strike in 2019, Joanne Troesch, a technology coordinator in the city’s schools, and Ifeoma Nkemdi,…
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White House Reportedly Reached Out to Union Presidents Before Biden Announced Vaccine Mandate
The National Nurses Union applauded President Joe Biden’s proposal to require that companies with more than 100 employees vaccinate their…
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Biden Administration Opens Investigation Into Florida’s School Masking Policies
Federal education authorities on Friday opened an investigation into Florida’s attempts to block mask mandates in local schools, marking the…
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Infrastructure Bill Could Jump-Start Electric School Bus Business
The remaining $2.5 billion can be spent on electric or other low-emission buses that run on alternative fuels such as…
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U.S. Department of Education Announces New Federal Funds for Districts Defying State Bans on School Mask Mandates
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday announced the launch of the Project SAFE (Supporting America’s Families and Educators) grant…
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Biden Calls for Mandating Vaccines for Teachers, More COVID Testing in Schools
“The President’s plan calls for additional actions to ensure all schools consistently implement these science-based prevention strategies recommended by the…
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SCOTUS Justice Kagan Sides With District on Banning Student From Campus After Sexual Assault Accusations
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied a California high school student's petition to return to his school in San…
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Democrats Want to Spend $761 Billion More on Education Programs, Including Free School Lunch and Universal Pre-K
As the Democrats enter debate over what will end up in their $3.5 trillion social spending bill, the House Education…
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WATCH: Biden Boasts ‘I Sleep With’ a Teachers Union Member Every Night as He Makes Joke About Wife Jill at Labor Event
President Biden makes joke about sleeping with a teachers union member every night during remarks at labor event.
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Congressional Democrats Ready $450 Billion Spending Plan to Expand Child Care, Pre-K
Congressional Democrats this week are set to take their first steps toward adopting a $450 billion plan that could improve…
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Emails Show Further Coordination Between the White House and Teachers Unions on CDC Mask Guidance for Schools
The Biden administration tightened its masking guidance after a prominent teachers union threatened White House officials with publicly releasing harsh…
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After Feds Step In, Education Secretary Cardona Calls States’ Bans on School Mask Mandates an ‘Overreach’
The U.S Dept. of Education is stepping in to investigate our state's ban on mask mandates in K-12 schools. ABC15…
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20 States Sue Biden Admin for Controversial Mandates, Such as Giving Biological Males Access to Girls’ School Locker Rooms
Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden’s administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination…
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Education Department Announces Civil Rights Investigations Into 5 States’ Mask Mandate Bans
The U.S. Department of Education sent a warning to five states on Monday that their statewide bans on mask mandates,…
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Feds Say Nearly Every State Short on Special Education Teachers
Schools in almost every state are scrambling to find enough special education teachers to meet demand as they welcome students…
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Why the Supreme Court Could Take Up a Transgender Student Bathroom Case
A federal appeals court this week vacated a lower court's ruling in favor of a transgender student’s right to use…
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Biden Administration Pledges to Spend $85M to Address Student Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday pledged $85 million in funding to address growing mental healthcare…
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Groups File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuits Alleging Bans on School Mask Mandates Fail to Protect Kids With Disabilities
The legal challenges argue that those state’s bans on universal masking in schools run afoul of federal anti-discrimination laws meant…
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Full Court Press Underway From the White House, States and Education Officials to Make ‘Community Schools’ Stick
Community schools are public schools that focus on the immediate needs of the communities they serve, from providing health and…
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It’s Governors vs. the White House This School Year
The aggressive tactics and the promise of federal intervention have made for a rocky back-to-school season, as Covid-19 cases among…
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Feds: Governors Should Put ‘Political Self-Interests Aside’ and Require Masks in Schools
The head of the federal COVID-19 response took direct aim Tuesday at governors who've banned school mask mandates or are…
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