Education Department Defends DeVos’s Call to ‘Resist’

Agency says Devos's parting message to staff being misrepresented

Chrissy Clark
December 17, 2020 5:55 PM

The Department of Education is defending comments made by Secretary Betsy DeVos in which she told career staff members at the agency to "resist" any policies in future administration's that do not "put students first."

State Department Says Anti-American Educators Undermine U.S. Efforts to Counter China

New document lays out longterm strategy for beating Chinese Communist Party

Jack Beyrer
November 21, 2020 5:00 AM

The United States' ability to counter the rise of China is being undermined by anti-American attitudes in the education system, according to a new State Department report outlining a longterm strategy to compete with China.

Biden: Charter Schools Are ‘Very Misguided’

Graham Piro
September 16, 2020 11:35 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he views charter schools as "very misguided" in a November 2019 interview with the president of the largest teachers' union in the country.

Judge Rules University of California Cannot Use Standardized Tests in Admissions

Alex Nester
September 2, 2020 2:45 PM

The University of California school system is no longer allowed to use SAT and ACT scores as part of its admissions process after a California judge ruled that the tests give an unfair advantage to non-disabled students.

Continetti: School Reopenings a Must for Parents

Washington Free Beacon Staff
July 9, 2020 9:57 PM

Washington Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti argued Thursday that schools opening is non-negotiable for many parents, echoing President Donald Trump's demand that classes resume.

DeVos: Families Could Use Federal Funds Elsewhere If Pandemic Closes Schools

Reuters
July 9, 2020 11:24 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will not cut federal education spending but could allow families to use funds elsewhere if their school does not open amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. education secretary said on Thursday, a day after Trump threatened to cut funding.

Montana Moms Fight For Religious Schools

Supreme Court will determine whether states can bar scholarship tax credits from applying to parochial schools

Yuichiro Kakutani
January 22, 2020 4:59 AM

A group of Montana mothers will take their religious discrimination battle to the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a landmark case that could affect millions of schoolchildren.

NY School District Blocks Christian Club

Religious liberty group says district has 'repeatedly broken long-standing, clearly established federal law'

Graham Piro
December 11, 2019 3:30 PM

A New York school district blocked a high school student from forming a Christian club on campus in violation of anti-discrimination laws, according to a religious freedom group.

American Education’s Great Stagnation

Despite higher spending, achievement has flatlined

Charles Fain Lehman
December 9, 2019 5:00 AM

American schoolchildren's educational attainment has stagnated in the 21st century, according to data from two recently updated assessments of reading, math, and science skills.

Warren to Parents: You Fix the Public Schools

'You don't like the building? You think it's old and decaying? Then get out there and push for a new one'

Collin Anderson
December 6, 2019 5:00 PM

Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) says the burden should be on parents to fix public education, urging parents who want options beyond failing schools to pay for improvements and services themselves.