Lamar Alexander
Read our coverage of the fifth U.S. Secretary of Education, who served from 1999 to 1993
Lamar Alexander, Fifth U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of Lamar Alexander's tenure as the fifth U.S. Secretary of Education.
Federal
My Enemy's Enemy: Sen. Alexander's NEA Award Caps Recent Political Alliance
The National Education Association and Sen. Lamar Alexander have developed a good working relationship, resulting in several legislative wins, including the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Teaching Profession
The NEA's Best Frenemy: Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander, one of the winners of the NEA's Friend of Education award, is the first Republican to garner the prize in more than 30 years.
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA Architect Q&A: Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.
The chairman of the Senate education committee spoke about his role in getting the Every Student Succeeds Act over the congressional finish line.
Federal
Sound Familiar? Lamar Alexander's K-12 Positions When He Ran for President
What did Alexander say about education back in 1996 and 2000, and how does what he said on the campaign trail compare to today?
Education
Under ESSA, Governors Should Guard States' Rights, Sen. Lamar Alexander Says
The head of the senate education committee told governors at their annual convention Sunday that the reauthorized education act gives them wide latitude in shaping education policy.
States
Sen. Lamar Alexander Tells Governors to Hold Their Ground on ESSA
At the National Governors Association meeting Sunday, the head of the Senate education committee told governors that ESSA gives them wide latitude to shape their own education policies.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Alexander: If Obama Nominates an Ed. Sec., We Would Move Swiftly to Confirm
Sen. Lamar Alexander, head of the Senate education committee, pledged to move fast if President Barack Obama nominates an education secretary, rather than continuing to have an acting secretary.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Alexander: Federal Role on K-12 Will Be 'Very Different' Under ESSA
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. says at least three major oversight hearings already are being planned on the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Federal
Slim Chances for Early Ed. in NCLB Rewrite, Says Sen. Lamar Alexander
Sen. Lamar Alexander said the federal government already spends about $22 billion annually on various early-education programs, but the money is fragmented and often ineffective.
School Choice & Charters
Four Things Sen. Alexander Says the Feds Can Do to Expand School Choice
Speaking at an event in Washington for the release of the Brookings Institution's 2014 Education Choice and Competition Index, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said to "put the money in the kid's backpack."
Federal
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander Dominates in Tennessee's Primary
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., handily beat out tea party challenger, state Rep. Joe Carr, in Thursday's primary.
School Choice & Charters
New Federal School Choice Bills Unveiled by Two U.S. Senators
U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Tim Scott unveiled bills that would redirect federal education funds to follow students to the schools of their choice today.
Federal
How Teaming on School Choice Helps Rand Paul and Lamar Alexander
It's clear the Kentucky and Tennessee Republicans have become buddies on school choice, a K-12 issue that unites most in the GOP.
Federal
Spellings, Alexander Debate Future of No Child Left Behind Act
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings were both big NCLB fans back in 2001, but times have changed.