Private and home-school students, their parents, and advocates rally for private school choice in the Kansas Statehouse on Jan. 25, 2023, in Topeka. Republican members of the U.S. House have included $5 billion that would fund private school scholarships in their budget bill. The program would be the federal government's first big foray into using federal funds for private school tuition.
President Donald Trump arrives at Tuscaloosa National Airport, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. A federal judge blocked the president's attempt to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
A woman embraces her child outside a House hearing room during protests against a bill that would allow public and charter schools to deny immigrant students from enrolling for classes in Nashville, Tenn., March 11, 2025.
The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington on Dec. 3, 2024. The department said this week it was resuming collections on student loans that are in default.
Family Educator Lisa Benson-Nuyen, addresses her students in a circle in the Northern Lights classroom at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, on Monday, May 6, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich.
President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference July 11, 2024, on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington. He announced Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement for the Democratic nomination.
Former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after being struck by gunfire at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. The day after the attempted assasination of the Republican nominee for president, Trump arrived in Milwaukee ahead of the start of the Republican National Convention and President Joe Biden gave a prime-time address, saying "politics must never be a literal battlefied. God forbid, a killing field."
Ms. Kaiser, a teacher from The Earth School, holds a sign in solidarity with other teachers who are speaking out on issues related to a lack of COVID-19 testing for students on Dec. 21 in New York.
