Tag: Department of Education

Speculation is already starting as to who might take the position of education secretary, currently held by John King. King himself could still keep the job in a Clinton administration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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9 people who might be the next education secretary

Jason Russell · August 1, 2016 7:00 pm

The Education Department released new guidance explaining how states and school districts can help homeless children enrolled in public schools.

Education Dept. releases new guidelines on how schools must help homeless students

Kelly Cohen · July 28, 2016 3:38 pm

A May and June 2015 poll conducted by Education Next found that Democrats were more likely than the general public to support Common Core, though less than 60 percent of Democrats said they support the education standards. (iStock photo)

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DNC email leak: Don’t touch Common Core

Jason Russell · July 26, 2016 8:05 pm

First Lady Michelle Obama said her office has been flooded with positive responses since she took Republican nominee Donald Trump to task last week for his treatment of women. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

First lady to students: Ask for help like ‘wealthy kids’

Mariana Barillas · July 19, 2016 5:41 pm

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni found that less than one-third of the undergraduate history majors at the top colleges and universities in the country require even a single U.S. history course. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

A union of dunces

Eric Bledsoe · July 15, 2016 5:31 pm

An Enormous, Vaguely Worded ‘Guidance’ Overstepping Law

Alice B. Lloyd · July 14, 2016 4:40 pm

Customers in the individual markets will need help buying insurance, Sen. Lamar Alexander says. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Alexander: Dept. of Education ‘brazen, deceitful, dishonest’

Jason Russell · May 17, 2016 5:57 pm

The conservative rift over whether to support Donald Trump extends to education experts who would be willing to serve in his administration. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Would any conservative education reformers serve under Trump?

Jason Russell · May 16, 2016 5:48 pm

—œOne of the first issues that school officials may address when a student notifies them of a general transition is determining which name and pronouns the student prefers,—£ the document stated. (AP Photo)

Education Dept. offers transgender pronoun advice for schools

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 2:48 pm

"School saved my life," said Education Secretary John King. "School's the reason I'm alive today." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Sec. of Ed. first interview on new Netflix talk show

Jason Russell · May 12, 2016 7:49 pm

Almost 30 percent of those surveyed predicted Trump would pick Carson. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

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Secretary of Education Ben Carson? Insiders say it could happen

Jason Russell · May 9, 2016 5:42 pm

Schools can get their default rates adjusted through an appeals process to the department. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Obama administration helped colleges dodge student loan sanctions

Curt Mills · April 30, 2016 4:56 pm