Issues

January 29, 2025

Education Week, Vol. 44, Issue 15
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a meeting of the House GOP conference on Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. His picks to head major agencies—including the Education, Agriculture, and Justice departments—will shape policy around U.S. schooling.
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Federal How Trump's Cabinet Picks Could Affect K-12 Schools
Evie Blad, January 8, 2025
12 min read
Education Briefly Stated: January 29, 2025
January 28, 2025
9 min read
President Joe Biden signs the Social Security Fairness Act during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington.
President Joe Biden signs the Social Security Fairness Act during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington.
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A female leader attracts people with a magnet.
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A middle aged caucasian teacher helps an multi-racial elementary school girl with word cards at the young girl's desk.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks during “The Impact: Our Fight for Public Education” event at the Department of Education’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 14, 2025.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks during “The Impact: Our Fight for Public Education” event at the Department of Education’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 14, 2025. The event served as the capstone to Cardona's four years as education secretary under President Joe Biden.
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Federal As Biden Leaves Office, What Will His Education Legacy Be?
Brooke Schultz, January 15, 2025
12 min read
budget school funding
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Two professionals talking in hallway
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Image of a student desk sitting on top of a pile of books
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Supporters of TikTok hold signs during a rally to defend the app at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The House holds a hearing Thursday, with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on kids.
Educators who support TikTok hold signs during a rally to defend the app at the Capitol in Washington on March 22, 2023. President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that delays enforcement of the law for at least 75 days.
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A grid of various mouths speaking.
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Student Well-Being Opinion No, ‘Brain Rot’ Isn’t Ruining My Generation: What This Student Wants You to Know
Angel Galicia Mendoza, December 20, 2024
5 min read
Being able to empathize with both the dark and light sides of teaching and administrative work.
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School & District Management Opinion When I Left the Classroom for Administration, Did I Join the Dark Side?
Sarah Berman, January 7, 2025
4 min read
Hands reach out to each other. Handshake.
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Federal Opinion A Reminder to America: We Still Agree on More Than We Don’t
Katy Anthes, November 11, 2024
4 min read