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Education news, analysis, and opinion about federal education policies and federal officials.
Federal Moms for Liberty Co-Founder Would Be 'Honored' to Be Trump's Education SecretaryThe conservative education activist is "as much in the mix as anyone," according to a former GOP congressional staffer.
Federal Opinion Project 2025 Might Feel New, But Its Roots Reach Back DecadesIt represents the culmination of a movement to gut public education, writes Bettina L. Love.
Federal Days After Georgia Shooting, No Mention of Safety or Schools in Trump-Harris DebateThe debate came less than a week after two students and two teachers were killed at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga.
Federal Photos PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes at the Moms for Liberty National SummitFormer President Trump was a keynote the final night—and said little about schools.
Federal At Moms for Liberty National Summit, Trump Hardly Mentions EducationIn a "fireside chat" with a co-founder of the parents' rights group, the former president didn't discuss his education policy priorities.
Federal Then & Now Why It's So Hard to Kill the Education Department—and Why Some Keep TryingProject 2025 popularized plans to end the U.S. Department of Education, but the idea has been around since the agency's inception.
Federal ‘Coaching and Politics’: What Coaches See in Tim Walz's VP CandidacyTim Walz's experience as a football coach is viewed by fellow coaches as good preparation for national politics.
Federal Video WATCH: 5 Key Education Moments From the Democratic National ConventionCalls to end gun violence, Tim Walz's background as a teacher, and Project 2025 all made for key K-12 moments at the 2024 convention.
Federal Trump Will Return to Moms for Liberty Summit as Keynote SpeakerAt the group's 2023 meeting, the former president pledged to eliminate the Education Department and have parents elect principals.
Federal Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Education? Inside the 2024 Democratic PlatformThe 2024 platform calls for universal prekindergarten, expanded career and technical education, and fully funding IDEA.
Federal Project 2025 and GOP Aim for Universal School Choice. What Would That Look Like?Most ambitious private school choice policies have happened at the state level. How would it take shape at the federal level?
Federal From Our Research Center Why Most Teachers Won’t Be Talking About the Election in Their ClassroomsMost educators also said their districts won't hold voter registration drives for students this school year, according to a new survey.
Federal Letter to the Editor Rick Hess' Project 2025 GaslightA school board member responds to Rick Hess' opinion essay on the Heritage Foundation's education proposal.
Federal The School Where Tim Walz Taught Suddenly Finds Itself in the National SpotlightIt has to navigate excitement for one of its own with political neutrality and ensuring the school is still a place focused on learning.
Federal Video Educators From Tim Walz’s Old School React to Having Him on the BallotThe superintendent and a principal from Tim Walz's former school district weigh in on his selection, and what it means for their town.
