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Education news, analysis, and opinion about federal education policies and federal officials.
Federal New Trump Admin. Guidance Says Teachers Can Pray With StudentsThe president said the guidance for public schools would ensure "total protection" for school prayer.
Federal Ed. Dept. Paid Civil Rights Staffers Up to $38 Million as It Tried to Lay Them OffA report from Congress' watchdog looks into the Trump Admin.'s efforts to downsize the Education Department.Federal Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Polarized Do You Think Educators Are?The EdWeek Research Center examined the degree to which K-12 educators are split along partisan lines. Quiz yourself and see the results.
Federal Could Another Federal Shutdown Affect Education? What We KnowAfter federal agents shot a Minneapolis man on Saturday, Democrats are now pulling support for a spending bill due by Friday.
Federal Trump Admin. Drops Legal Appeal Over Anti-DEI Funding Threat to Schools and CollegesIt leaves in place a federal judge’s decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules.
Federal Ed. Dept. Opens Fewer Sexual Violence Investigations as Trump Dismantles ItSexual assault investigations fell after office for civil rights layoffs last year.
Federal A Major Democratic Group Thinks This Education Policy Is a Winning IssueAn agenda from center-left Democrats could foreshadow how they discuss education on the campaign trail.
Federal Opinion The Federal Government Hasn’t Been Meeting Our Need for Unbiased Ed. ResearchTrump’s attacks on data collection are misguided—but that doesn’t mean it was working before.
Federal Opinion Rick Hess' Top 10 Hits of 2025In a year full of education news, what cut through the noise?
Federal The Ed. Dept.'s Research Clout Is Waning. Could a Bipartisan Bill Reinvigorate It?Advanced education research has bipartisan support even as the federal role in it is on the wane.
Federal From Our Research Center Trump Shifted CTE to the Labor Dept. What Has That Meant for Schools?What educators think of shifting CTE to another federal agency could preview how they'll view a bigger shuffle.
Federal Video Here’s What the Ed. Dept. Upheaval Will Mean for SchoolsThe Trump administration took significant steps this week toward eliminating the U.S. Department of Education.
Federal What State Education Chiefs Think as Trump Moves Programs Out of the Ed. Dept.The department's announcement this week represents a consequential structural change for states.
Federal See Where the Ed. Dept.'s Programs Will Move as the Trump Admin. DownsizesPrograms overseen by the Ed. Dept. will move to agencies including the Department of Labor.
Federal Most K-12 Programs Will Leave Education Department in Latest DownsizingThe Trump administration announced six agreements to transfer Ed. Dept. programs elsewhere.
