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The ​U.S. Department of Education Will Reorganize in January

December 12, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The U.S. Department of Education will undergo an internal reorganization set for January 6th, but will take several months to implement.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: U.S. Department of Education

President Trump Says He Will Expand Access to STEM Education

December 5, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: The Trump administration has swallowed the workforce development model of education hook, line, and sinker.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Federalized Education Tagged With: Donald Trump, STEM Education, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Watch: Rethinking Federal Intervention in K-12 Education

November 9, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The Heritage Foundation and Pioneer Institute co-hosted a panel discussion entitled “Rethinking Federal Intervention in K-12 Education”

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Brad Thomas, Common Core State Standards, Heritage Foundation, Jamie Gass, Lindsey Burke, Neal McCluskey, Patrick Wolf, Pioneer Institute, school choice, U.S. Department of Education

A New Student Privacy Policy Office to Be Created for U.S. Department of Education

November 1, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Part of the revamping happening at the U.S. Department of Education will be the creation of a new Student Privacy Policy Office.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: FERPA, FERPA rules, student data mining, student data privacy, U.S. Department of Education

A Day That Shall Live In Infamy (For Those of Us Who Hate Fed Ed)

October 17, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

On this day 39 years ago, President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act creating the U.S. Department of Education.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Department of Education Organization Act, Jimmy Carter, U.S. Department of Education

DeVos Releases a Parents’ Guide to the Every Student Succeeds Act

October 10, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at AEI Conference on 1/16/18.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released a parents’ guide to the Every Student Succeeds Act which contains some useful information if you ignore the propaganda.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Every Student Succeeds Act

Some Questions for Betsy DeVos

October 5, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Betsy DeVos at CPAC 2017

Shane Vander Hart asks Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, “Why are you afraid to ignore the floundering group think mentality that currently exists?”

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos

Largest Ever Appropriations for U.S. Department of Education

October 2, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The $71.5 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Education for Fiscal Year 2019, not accounting for inflation, is the largest amount ever appropriated for that department.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Donald Trump, education spending, FY 2019 Budget

Parents Group Calls on President Trump to Fire Betsy DeVos

September 19, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Parents Involved in Education (USPIE) released an open letter to President Donald Trump urging him to fire Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Common Core State Standards, Donald Trump, Every Student Succeeds Act, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Parents Involved in Education

Ill-advised Opposition to Rescindment of Fed School Discipline Guidance

August 29, 2018 By Mary Byrne

Mary Byrne: It is inexplicable how eleven state attorneys general could defend the federal school discipline “guidance letter” in their official capacity.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Critical Race Theory, disparate impact analysis, Jeff Sessions, school discipline, Tom Perez, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice

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