Federal Trump's Education Secretary Pick Is Linda McMahon, Former WWE CEO
McMahon led the Small Business Administration in Trump's first term and is co-chair of the president-elect's transition team.
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Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, March 29, 2019.
Then-SBA Administrator Linda McMahon speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, March 29, 2019. Trump has tapped McMahon to serve as education secretary in his second term.
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Curriculum Texas Students May Soon Be Reading Bible Stories in English Classes
The state board of education voted to include Christian teachings in K-5 lessons.
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A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.
A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, in 2020.
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A third report inadequate pay and Black teachers are likeliest to do extra unpaid work.
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School & District Management Opinion How Social-Emotional Learning Can Unify Your School Community: 7 Timely Tips
These SEL best practices can help school leaders weather the unpredictable transitions.
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English Learners What New Research Shows About the Academic Success of Former English Learners
A new study offers a more nuanced look at English learners' academic performance.
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Reading & Literacy Opinion Boys Don't Love to Read. Could This Former Teacher Be on to Something?
A children’s book series on military history holds a clue.
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Zum electric buses are parked before a news conference announcing the Oakland Unified School District as being the first major school district in the country to use 100% electric school buses at the Zum/OUSD bus yard in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.
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