Federal Education News
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DeVos Subpoena on Hold — For Now
The Education Department was granted a reprieve after pledging to hand over documents to Congress within 24 hours.
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DeVos’s First 1,000 Days: What Supporters and Opponents Have to Say
In a tumultuous time for education policy and politics writ large, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos reached an important landmark last…
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9,000 Teachers Could Be Removed from Classrooms If Supreme Court Sides with Trump on DACA
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the Trump administration, the future for teachers like Vicente Rodriguez and some…
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Federal Legislation Would Require Schools to Monitor Students’ Social Media
Aimed at reducing violence, a new bill taken up by the Senate would require schools to monitor students’ social media…
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Betsy DeVos at Risk of Subpoena after Refusing to Testify Before House Education Panel
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is refusing to testify before the House Education and Labor Committee about her department's collection of…
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‘Majority of These Incidents Are Preventable’: Secret Service Study Finds Most School Shooters Showed Warning Signs
Most students who committed deadly school attacks over the past decade were badly bullied, had a history of disciplinary trouble…
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Kamala Harris Introduces Bill to Keep Schools Open Until 6PM, Only Close for Weekends, Federal Holidays and Emergencies
Harris frames her proposal through that lens, with a promise that “aligning school and work schedules is an economic growth…
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Proposed Ohio Bill Creates Infrastructure for Future Federal School Choice Program
Republican Sen. Matt Huffman has long supported charter and private schools. His bill would allow Ohioans to get tax credits…
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House Democrats Threaten to Subpoena DeVos, Again
House Democrats will consider whether to subpoena Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos this month if she refuses to testify before…
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Betsy DeVos Slams Education Establishment for ‘Devastating’ NAEP Scores
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Wednesday slammed the K-12 education establishment for allowing students to fall behind in math…
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GAO Finds States with Tax Credit Scholarships Vary in How They Oversee Participating Private Schools
In a deep dive on the three states with the largest tax credit scholarship programs – Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania…
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Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt for Violating Judge’s Order on Student Loans
A federal judge on Thursday held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court and imposed a $100,000 fine for…
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Senator Pushes to Relocate U.S. Education Department to Tennessee
In a proposal filed Wednesday, Tennessee U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is calling for the government to relocate the U.S. Department…
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Investigators: Damages in U.S. Department of Ed Office Were Due to Picture Falling, Not Racially Motivated Vandalism
The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Education and the Federal Protective Service both conducted a joint investigation…
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House Democrats Threaten to Subpoena Betsy DeVos
The subpoena threat comes amid new information about whether the Education Department allowed an operator of for-profit colleges to mislead…
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Federal Legislation Would Offer Schools Extra Funds for Special Education
Under the legislation known as the IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act, or H.R. 4673, the federal government would kick…
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Betsy DeVos: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Promoted School Choice
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), in recounting her educational history, is actually promoting a traditionally conservative value, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos…
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WATCH: SCOTUS to Decide if States May Discriminate against Religious Options in School Choice Programs
In early 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most important education reform cases in the past…
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Trump Special Ed Chief Calling It Quits
The U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday that its assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services, Johnny Collett, plans…
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USDA: Half a Million Students May Lose Automatic Free Lunch Under Proposed Food Stamp Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released details of an analysis that found that as many as 982,000 children could…
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Public School Coursework on Islam
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed an appeal from a Christian former high school student who argued coursework on Islam…
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Former Obama Ed Secretaries: Dem Candidates’ Proposals to Spend More on Education Need More Detail
Democratic presidential candidates’ proposals to spend more money on education should come with more detail on how their plans will…
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Census Bureau Releases K-12 Lessons Encouraging Students to Make Sure Families Participate in Census
The focus is on encouraging students to make sure their families participate in the upcoming Census, which influences the federal…
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EPA Proposes Upping Testing for Lead in Schools in Rule Overhaul
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a rewrite of rules for dealing with lead pipes contaminating drinking water, but critics…
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U.S. Department of Education Allots $71.6M to Boost Proactive School Safety Measures
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced $71.6 million in federal funding to improve school safety and student access…
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