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Education news, analysis, and opinion about federal education policies and federal officials.
Federal After Months of Standstill, Ed. Dept. Announces New Federal Research FundingThe agency outlined its fiscal 2027 grantmaking amid questions about its sluggish spending.
Federal Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Spacing Out Childhood VaccinesThe order calls for splitting the MMR vaccine into three separate shots, a sequence not currently available in the U.S.
Federal Trump Overhaul Could Gut Head Start Preschool StandardsThe plan would shrink Head Start's 100-plus pages of regulations to about a dozen.
Federal Senate Panel Advances Bill to Block Much of Trump Admin.’s Ed. Dept. DismantlingThe bill pushes back, but only partially, against Trump's efforts to end the 46-year-old department.
Federal Ed. Dept. Shifts Civil Rights to the Justice Dept.: What It Means for SchoolsThe office for civil rights has already changed dramatically. What more will change in the Justice Dept.?
Federal K-12 Community Urges Trump Administration to Rethink Grant Rule ChangesAbout 500,000 public comments, including those from school districts, have poured in about proposed rule changes.
Federal The Ed. Department Calls for a Crackdown on Teacher Sexual MisconductThe agency released new guidance for schools and launched 20 new probes into school districts.
Federal Opinion Why Local Control Over Education Won't Work Without Federal SupportThe Trump administration's retreat leaves local education leaders vulnerable.
Federal New GOP Bills Would Permanently Shift Ed. Dept. Programs to Other AgenciesThe bills represent the most significant step so far among Republicans to nix the Education Department.
Federal The Principal Pipeline Could Contract Under New Federal Borrowing CapsA new analysis finds that new student loan limits would hit prospective administrators hardest.
Federal See What's in Trump Commission's Religious Freedom Agenda for SchoolsPanel recommends federal guidance on parents' opt-out rights, Ten Commandments displays, and other features.
Federal Ed. Dept. Leaves Most K-12 Fields Off Expanded List of 'Professional' DegreesWhether a degree is considered "professional" now determines how much graduate students can borrow.
Federal Oregon Rep. Says Linda McMahon Has ‘Betrayed Students,’ Pushes ImpeachmentThe Democratic lawmaker cited the transfer of programs to other agencies as reason to oust the ed. secretary.
Federal Opinion The Ed. Dept.'s Civil Rights and Special Ed. Offices Are Moving. Here's What That MeansShort-term changes are unlikely to be noticeable. Longer term, they may be consequential.
Federal Opinion ‘None of This Is Abstract’: The Real Harm of Trump’s Ed. Dept. Civil Rights MoveHere’s why families will feel it when student civil rights enforcement moves to the Justice Dept.
