Federal Education News
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Principals Association Praises New Bill to Raise Smoking Age to 21 as Vaping Increases in Schools
The National Association of Secondary School Principals is backing a bipartisan push led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to…
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U.S. House Republicans Blast Democrats for Stripping Provisions Supporting Homeschoolers from Bill
The House is expected to pass a measure Thursday that some Republican lawmakers are grumbling was gutted of provisions supporting…
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Census Bureau: U.S. School Spending Per Pupil Increased for Fifth Consecutive Year
The amount spent per pupil for public elementary and secondary education (prekindergarten through 12th grade) for all 50 states and…
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U.S. Department of Ed Tells States to Comply with Policy on Racial Disparities in Special Ed
The U.S. Department of Education is telling states to follow a new special education regulation just weeks after saying it…
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Federal Legislation Introduced to Raise Tobacco-Buying Age to 21 in Hopes to Curb ‘Epidemic’ of Teen Vaping
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Tim Kaine introduced a bill Monday that would raise the minimum age to…
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Groups Want DeVos Investigated for Her Handling of States’ Request to Use Federal Funds to Arm Teachers
A letter obtained by ABC News and sent Tuesday to the Education Department’s acting inspector general argues that DeVos broke…
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Federal Investigators: Betsy DeVos Used Personal Emails for Work in ‘Limited’ Cases
An internal Education Department watchdog says Secretary Betsy DeVos has sometimes used personal email accounts for government business and did…
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Betsy DeVos: Children Who Lack School Choice Enjoy as Much Freedom as Those in Communist East Germany
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Friday that students who lack the means to attend the school of their choice enjoy…
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U.S. Dept of Ed Official: Third Year of School Spending Increases Marks ‘Full Recovery’ from Recession
“In school finance, this is as exciting as it gets.” That’s how Stephen Cornman, a statistician inside the U.S. Department…
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National Center for Education Statistics: Much of Federal Ed Funding Is Wastefully Spent and Unfairly Allocated
The report shines a light on the numerous complexities of the biggest K-12 program the federal government operates.
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Trump Administration Plans to Appeal Judge’s Ruling on Obama-Era Special Ed Policy
The U.S. Department of Education is fighting to delay a special education regulation two months after a federal judge found…
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House Dems Seek Cut in Charter Funding, Saying Ed Dept Isn’t a ‘Responsible Steward of Taxpayer Dollars’
The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday released its proposed 2020 budget for the Education Department and is seeking $75.9 billion.
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Betsy DeVos: Teachers Should Protest on ‘Adult Time’
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Monday that teachers are walking off the job too often and that protests about pay…
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Betsy DeVos Defends Free-Market Approach to Education
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos offered an effusive defense of her free-market approach to public education on Monday, saying existing schools…
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Feds to Visit 6 Texas Districts This Week to Monitor How They Are Educating Students with Disabilities
The visits are part of the U.S. Department of Education's ongoing oversight of Texas' special education programs after an investigation…
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WATCH: A Conversation With Betsy DeVos at the Education Writers Association National Seminar
This discussion will be streamed from the Education Writers Association National Seminar, hosted by the Johns Hopkins School of Education…
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Trump’s Rollback of School Lunch Rules May Bring Lower Costs and Less Food in the Trash
Is white bread about to make a comeback on school lunch menus?
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Three Things Betsy DeVos Said at the American Federation for Children’s Annual Summit
The current conversation about school choice is too narrowly focused on one word: vouchers, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told…
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Teachers Starting to See Grants That Were Converted to Loans Disappear
Nearly 2,300 teachers have just had a mountain of student loan debt lifted off their backs, according to previously unreleased…
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Betsy DeVos: NYC Mayor’s $750 Million School Renewal Program ‘Renewed Nothing’
“One of the mayor’s signature policies renewed nothing, but it did confirm that more than $750 million in centralized spending…
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USDA Says Overall Nutritional Quality of School Lunches Increased
Nutrition quality scores for school lunches increased by 41 percent between 2009 and 2015.
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House Democrats Unveil Proposal that Would Increase Spending on Education by $4 Billion
A House subcommittee on Tuesday approved a 2020 appropriations bill with big boosts for education programs, but Republicans are already…
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House Hearing on Brown v. Board Legacy Focuses on School Choice, Federal Discipline Guidance
A House Education Committee hearing billed to be about the unfulfilled legacy of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education…
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Teacher of the Year Gets to Meet with Trump after All
President Donald Trump met with the Teacher of the Year on Monday, receiving Virginia's Rodney Robinson in the Oval Office…
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Trump to Skip National Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony
President Donald Trump is expected to take a pass on handing out this year's National Teacher of the Year award…
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