Donald J. Trump
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Coronavirus Bill With Job Protections From School Closures, Relaxed Meal Rules Advances
The House passes legislation to make it easier for more students to access meals amid spread of COVID-19, and up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave for many workers if a child's school has been closed.
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Where Sanders, Trump, and Warren Have Common Ground on Charter Schools
If you put Sen. Bernie Sanders or Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a room with President Donald Trump, they might not agree on very much. But they do have something in common when it comes a federal program dedicated to charter school expansion.
Budget & Finance
See the 29 Education Programs Trump Wants to Condense Into a Block Grant
The Education Department programs the president wants to consolidate into a block grant deal with English-language acquisition, charter schools, after-school activities, rural education, and more.
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'Government Schools' or Public Schools? Trump, DeVos, and the Language of School Choice
The phrase "government schools" dates back decades to the earliest origins of the school choice movement. Here's why Trump may have used used it in his State of the Union address.
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Trump Pushes Tax Break to Promote School Choice in State of the Union Address
In his State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump urged passage of a $5 billion federal program that would provide tax-credits to cover the cost of private school scholarships.
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How Education Has Fared in Election-Year State of the Union Speeches
Trump reportedly will make a pitch for his administration's "Education Freedom Scholarships" proposal in his 2020 State of the Union speech.
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What Trump's Action on School Prayer Means (and Doesn't Mean) for Students and Educators
President Trump will promote new guidance on school prayer Thursday, but that document will not create any new legal requirements for schools.
Budget & Finance
Trump Signs Education Spending Bill That Funds 29 Programs He Sought to Abolish
The bill funding the U.S. Department of Education signed by President Donald Trump marks the third straight time he has unsuccessfully sought to cut the department's overall budget.
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Trump Says He's Fighting for the 'Forgotten Child,' Touts Education Choice Bill
President Donald Trump held White House event to promote school choice and to urge Congress to consider a $5 billion federal tax-credit scholarship program.
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Don't Let Vaping Kids Be 'Guinea Pigs' for Big Tobacco, Congress Members Tell Trump
Members of a bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic urged President Trump to follow through his promise to take action to address the spread of youth vaping.
Federal
Trump Order on Guidance Signals Another Shift From Obama Education Era
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump requires guidance from each federal agency to "clearly state that it does not bind the public" except under narrow circumstances.
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Is Trump's Team Pessimistic About Its Big Education Plan's Chances? This Could Be Why
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway promoted Education Freedom Scholarships at an event Oct. 1, but didn't sound particularly sanguine about the plan's chances.
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Federal Government Would Track School Shooters' Motives Under Democrats' Bill
House Democrats' bill that would require the Education Department to track school shootings in detail is part of a broader push on Capitol Hill to address gun violence, although it's far from certain it will succeed.
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Don't Scrap Military School Projects to Build Border Wall, Advocacy Groups Say
Education advocacy groups have panned a plan to divert money from military schools to help build a wall at the nation's southern border.