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Education news, analysis, and opinion about federal education policies and federal officials.
Federal How a Big Federal Spending Package Could Affect School Meals and Student Poverty CountsLegislation to expand access to free school meals highlights a persistent concern: how to improve the ways we identify students in poverty.
Federal Feds to Probe Whether Texas Ban on School Mask Mandates Violates Disability Rights LawsThe Education Department has already opened investigations in six other states that ban universal school mask requirements.
Federal New Federal Team to Work on Puerto Rico School Improvement, OversightThe Puerto Rico Education Sustainability Team will focus on creating better learning environments and improving financial management.
Federal Pandemic Tests Limits of Cardona's Collaborative Approach as Education SecretaryHe's sought the image of a veteran educator among former peers, but COVID has forced him to take a tough stance toward some state leaders.
Federal White House Launches Hispanic Education Initiative Led by Miguel CardonaPresident Joe Biden said his administration intends to address the "systemic causes" of educational disparities faced by Hispanic students.
Federal Feds Add Florida to List of States Under Investigation Over Restrictions on Mask MandatesThe Education Department told the state Sept. 10 it will probe whether its mask rule is violating the rights of students with disabilities.
Federal How Biden Will Mandate Teacher Vaccines, Testing in Some States That Don't Require ThemPresident Joe Biden's COVID-19 plan will create new teacher vaccination and testing requirements in some states through worker safety rules.
Federal Biden Pushes Schools to Expand COVID-19 Testing, Get More Teachers VaccinatedPresident Joe Biden set teacher vaccine requirements for federally operated schools as part of a new effort to drive down COVID's spread.
Federal Education Department Opens Civil Rights Probes in 5 States That Ban School Mask MandatesThe move on behalf of students with disabilities deepens the fight over masks between the Biden administration and GOP governors.
Federal After COVID's Disruption, Groups Push Cardona to Detail Plans for Testing, AccountabilityA commitment to enforcing federal testing and school accountability requirements is necessary to ensure equity, groups told Cardona.
Federal Biden Administration to Treat Masks in Schools as a Civil Rights IssueOfficials will investigate complaints that inadequate mask policies violate the rights of vulnerable students, the education secretary says.
Federal Cardona Presses Florida, Texas on Masks in Schools, Pledges Support for Defiant DistrictsRelief aid could offset financial penalties for districts that defy state bans on mask rules, the Biden administration told governors.
Federal Citing Pandemic, Ed. Dept. Will Collect School Civil Rights Data for Two Consecutive YearsThe unprecedented step of collecting the trove of data two years in a row reflects equity concerns stemming from COVID-19's impact.
Federal Progressives Pressure Biden to Help Schools Address Student HomelessnessSome Democrats in Congress say federal officials must promote cooperation across agencies to help children and families in unstable housing.
Federal Fauci Backs Teacher Vaccine Mandates: 'We Are in a Critical Situation Now'The nation's chief epidemiologist said such mandates for teacher COVID-19 vaccinations would not be set at the federal level.
