Education Aug 22 School choice, history of segregation collide as Florida county consolidates rural schools By Kate Payne, Associated Press
Education Jun 29 Watch 8:16 Key points in the debate over public funding for religious schools According to an analysis by The Washington Post, the vast majority of school voucher money nationwide is going to religious schools. John Yang speaks with Robert Enlow of EdChoice and Richard Katskee of Duke University's Appellate Litigation Clinic for two… By John Yang, Harry Zahn
Politics Mar 27 DeSantis signs bill expanding school voucher program for private schools Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation to allow all K-12 students in the state to get taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools. By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
Politics Jan 24 Iowa lawmakers approves public money for private school students The plan signed Tuesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds makes Iowa the third state to pass a measure that allows such spending with few restrictions. By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press
Education Jul 07 States sue U.S. Department of Education over diverted virus relief funds for schools In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, the attorneys general of California and Michigan say the department run by Secretary Betsy DeVos is attempting to take pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools and divert them to private schools. By Olga R. Rodriguez, David Eggert, Associated Press
Jun 25 Some private schools getting more virus relief funding than public schools, under DeVos formula By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy ordering public schools across the U.S. to share coronavirus relief funding with private schools at a higher rate than federal law typically requires. Continue reading
Feb 28 Betsy DeVos proposes federal tax credits to advance school choice By Collin Binkley, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 26 American teenagers remain behind on music and visual arts, study says By Maria Danilova, Associated Press When asked to listen to George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," only about half of the students were able to identify that the opening solo is played on a clarinet. Continue reading
Mar 22 Former education secretary says Trump’s budget is an ‘assault on the American Dream’ By Kristen Doerer The proposed budget, released last month, would cut funding for the Department of Education by 13.5 percent -- or about $9 billion. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 5:59 Private schools kept decades of sexual abuse secret By PBS News Hour Continue watching