John B. King
Read our coverage of the tenth U.S. Secretary of Education, who served from 2016 to 2017.
John B. King Jr., Tenth U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of John B. King Jr.'s tenure as the tenth U.S. Secretary of Education.
School Climate & Safety
Education Secretary Challenges Charter Schools to Cut Back on Suspensions
Charter schools should rework discipline policies and cut back on suspensions, U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. will say at the National Charter School Conference in Nashville Tuesday.
Federal
Top K-12 Congressional Democrats Tell Obama Admin. Not to Forget About Pre-K
The Every Student Succeed Act's Preschool Development Grants, which provided dedicated federal funding to early learning, are authorized for $250 million under the law,
Federal
Debate Flares Up: Was the First Federal Education Law a Civil Rights Statute?
U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. and others think the original 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act was a civil rights law. But not everyone does. What's the history of the law, and why does it matter?
Federal
Obama Administration Presses on Socioeconomic Diversity
Congress isn't expected to fund the administration's proposal for a grant program aimed at diversity, but the Obama administration is pushing the issue through other means.
Federal
Q&A With Education Secretary John B. King Jr.: ESSA and More ESSA
The twists and turns of Every Student Succeeds Act implementation dominated the conversation as the education secretary sat down with Politics K-12's Alyson Klein.
Federal
ESSA Accountability Proposal a Departure From Punitive Past, Secretary King Says
The much-anticipated rules deal with a number of complicated and often controversial topics related to school ratings, test participation, school turnaround requirements, and more.
Federal
Education Department's 'Bathroom Edict' an Overreach, GOP Senators Say
The U.S. Department of Education is acting like a "national school board" in attempting to tell public schools how they should address the rights of transgender students, according to 25 Republican senators.
Federal
Education Secretary Advocates Robust ESSA Rules Amid GOP Backlash
Meeting with reporters, Education Secretary John B. King Jr. said his department will look to ensure that federal Title I aid to students from low-income backgrounds is truly supplemental.
Federal
Democratic Senators to King: Don't Back Down On ESSA Rules Fight
Dear U.S. Secretary John B. King, Jr.: Write regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act that poor kids get the federal funds they were intended to get and don't back down from the fight over supplement-not-supplant, nine Democratic senators, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, say.
Federal
Secretary John King: Integration and Diversity Can Power School Improvement
"There's a new sense of urgency in the country of talking about race and class," King told an audience at the Education Writers Association conference on Monday.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Ed Trust Has Advice for Secretary King on ESSA Accountability Regulations
The number one thing that advocates, education wonks, and reporters are watching this spring: How will the U.S. Department of Education decide to regulate on accountability for the Every Student Succeeds Act?
Federal
Secretary King: Students With Incarcerated Parents Need More Support
"Where we are as a country isn't a truthful reflection of who we are ... We are better than folks struggling through the family separation, reunification, re-entry process without support," Secretary John B. King Jr. said during a Monday event.
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i3 Grants to Focus on Diversity, Climate, College Readiness, Non-Cognitive Skills
The last round of the Obama administration's Investing in Innovation grant program as we know it starts now, with applications available later this month.