Government
Kansas education spending out-paces inflation in 2024, but instruction spending stays flat(The Sentinel) – According to data from the Kansas Department of Education, school districts statewide increased total spending by about 4% in the 2023-24 school year, well over the… Read More
Opinion
Why is Congress funding the failing Department of Education?(The Daily Signal) – Since its creation in May 1980, the Left has demanded Republicans justify opposing federal intervention in U.S. education. However, with President-elect Donald Trump‘s Department… Read More
Government
Senate Republican introduces bill to end Department of EducationSenator Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, has introduced a bill to terminate the federal Department of Education (DOE) and redistribute its funding directly to the states. Read More
Politics
‘Bust up the status quo’: Why education reformers are optimistic about Linda McMahon as Secretary of EducationPresident-elect Donald Trump is filling his cabinet with people ready to disrupt the status quo, and future Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is no exception. Left-of-center media… Read More
Government
Trump names former Cabinet member Linda McMahon as next Secretary of EducationPresident-elect Donald Trump has nominated business executive Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education. In his press statement, Trump described McMahon, who is well-known for… Read More
Public Education
Millions in taxpayer funds went towards programs taught by professors who fan flames of anti-Israel protests(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Professors connected to anti-Israel protests head programs that received millions of taxpayer dollars, according to a report released Wednesday by government transparency group Open… Read More
Government
Biden admin officials planned to create ‘pretext for federal action’ against school board protests, report says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Biden-Harris administration officials created a plan to use a letter from a third party source as a “pretext for federal action,” and stakeholders and… Read More
Opinion
Biden-Harris education department’s financial aid form failures leave students, families in lurch(The Daily Signal) – The U.S. Department of Education had millions of phone calls from families to its call center go unanswered and had technical glitches plague its student-aid… Read More
Opinion
9th Circuit again drops ball on Title IX, males in women’s sports(The Daily Signal) – Women and girls seeking equal opportunity in scholastic athletics have notched a few significant wins this year against the Department of Education over its massive… Read More
Public Education
Plans to regulate distance education raises concerns over continued innovation, accessThe Biden administration has announced plans to increase oversight over distance education, prompting educational experts to warn it will only hinder online programs’ access and flexibility for students. Read More
Opinion
Calls to abolish U.S. Department of Education not as radical as you’d thinkFormer President Donald Trump has promised to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education if re-elected. “We’re also moving the Department of Education back to the states,” Trump… Read More
Public Education
New AI guidance for developers in educational technology released by Department of EdThe Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Educational Technology has released new guidance for tech-developers integrating artificial intelligence into their educational products. The agency… Read More
Public Education
Mississippi school district upholds dress code policy based on biological sex amid federal complaintA Mississippi school district’s decision to enforce its dress code, which requires students to dress according to their biological sex, has led to a federal complaint from a district… Read More
Biden administration
Biden’s ‘Plan B’ $750B student debt transfer to taxpayers draws bicameral rejection(The Center Square) – Transferring student debt to taxpayers in a “Plan B” costing $750 billion has drawn a bicameral rejection letter authored by a North Carolina congresswoman and… Read More
Public Education
Arizona education chief to announce ‘fentanyl prevention’ program for Arizona schools(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is expected to announce a program on Tuesday aimed at tackling fentanyl-related issues in schools. In a… Read More
Education, Kansas
Grades for Kansas schools show continued decline in 2023(The Sentinel) — The new “A-F Grading for Kansas Schools,” based on 2023 state assessment scores, shows nearly half of Kansas public schools earned a “D” or “F”… Read More
Public Education
Florida, Texas, 3 other states reject Biden’s ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ Title IX rewrite they say undermines women’s rightsFlorida, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Louisiana have announced they will reject the rewrite by the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) of Title IX regulations, which essentially guts legal… Read More
Christian Schools
Biden Education Secretary Cardona vows to shut down Christian universityThe largest Christian university in the United States is fighting back after the Department of Education’s secretary vowed to shut down the school. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel… Read More
Culture
Biden education secretary refuses to answer whether ‘women are physically different than men’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona repeatedly refused to answer questions on whether physical differences exist between men and women at a Wednesday hearing. Read More
Culture
‘Political decision’: Biden admin looks to save face by delaying trans athlete ruling to after election, report says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly halting the release of a Title IX rule that would require biological men to be allowed to compete in… Read More