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Education news, analysis, and opinion about federal education policies and federal officials.
Federal Data Is the Federal Agency That Tracks School Data Losing Steam?A new study of U.S. data agencies finds serious capacity problems at the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal Trump's VP Pick: What We Know About JD Vance's Record on EducationTwo days after a gunman tried to assassinate him, former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate.
Federal In Wake of Trump Assassination Attempt, Biden Calls for Unity and Investigation Gets UnderwayPresident Biden condemns violence, the FBI searches for a motive, and Trump heads to RNC.
Federal Project 2025 and the GOP Platform: What Each Says About K-12 in a 2nd Trump TermA side-by-side look at what the two policy documents say on key education topics.
Federal What the 2024 GOP Platform Says About K-12 and What It Would Mean If Trump WinsWe break down what the GOP's 2024 policy platform says about education.
Federal Q&A Ed Research Isn't Always Relevant. This Official Is Trying to Change ThatMatthew Soldner, the acting director of the Institute of Education Sciences, calls for new approaches to keep up with classroom tools.
Federal Project 2025: What It Is and What It Means for K-12 If Trump WinsThe comprehensive policy agenda proposes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education under a conservative president.
Federal Which States Have Sued to Stop Biden's Title IX Rule?A summary of all the lawsuits challenging the Biden administration's Title IX rule that expands protections for LGBTQ+ students.
Federal The Topic That Didn't Get a Single Mention in Biden-Trump DebateK-12 schools—after animating state and local elections in recent years—got no airtime.
Federal Social Media Should Come With a Warning, Says U.S. Surgeon GeneralA surgeon general's warning label would alert users that “social media is associated with significant mental health harms in adolescents.”
Federal Classroom Tech Outpaces Research. Why That's a ProblemExperts call for better alignment between research and the classroom in Capitol Hill discussions.
Federal Opinion Federal Education Reform Has Largely Failed. Unfortunately, We Still Need ItNeither NCLB nor ESSA have lived up to their promise, but the problems calling for national action persist.
Federal A More Complete Picture of Immigration's Impact on U.S. Public SchoolsHouse Republicans say a migrant influx has caused "chaos" in K-12 schools. The reality is more complicated.
Federal Explainer What Is Title IX? Schools, Sports, and Sex DiscriminationTitle IX, the law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, is undergoing changes. What it is, how it works, and how it's enforced.
Federal Donald Trump's Conviction: 3 Takeaways for EducatorsThe conviction gives educators a backdrop to discuss elections, the judicial system, and how to evaluate biases.
