DeVos says she thinks teacher strikes ‘ultimately hurt kids’
Teachers from West Virginia to California have gone on strike this year to protest a variety of issues, including low pay and large classroom sizes.
2 state ‘teachers of the year’ skip White House ceremony
Jessica Dueñas of Kentucky told the Courier Journal that she feels like the Trump administration's support of school choice is "clearly attacking public education."…
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to cut funds for Special Olympics
Celebrities, politicians and activists have taken to social media to rebuke Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for her plan to cut funding for the Special Olympics as part of $7 billion in reductions in 2020.
Proposed Trump order on campus speech follows wave of complaints
President Donald Trump's proposed executive order to protect free speech on college campuses follows a growing chorus of complaints from conservatives that the nation's universities are attempting to silence their voices when they're heckled, disinvited or their presence on campus…
The Trump administration renewed its push for school choice with a proposal to provide $5 billion a year in federal tax credits for donations made to groups offering scholarships for private schools, apprenticeships and other educational programs.
At least four panels are expected to challenge DeVos on her most polarizing policies.
The move by the education secretary has become a flashpoint in a broader debate over the regulation of for-profit colleges.
Citing a "holistic" approach to school safety, a federal commission led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has released proposals on student mental health, cyber bullying and discipline. For different perspectives on the report, Amna Nawaz talks to Catherine Lhamon, former…
President Donald Trump's school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline.
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