Tag: Donald Trump

Parents Group Calls on President Trump to Fire Betsy DeVos

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

Shane Vander Hart

Will Utah Fight for Parental Control After Feds Deny ESSA Opt-Out Waiver?

Jane Robbins: The clash in Utah is between parents’ inherent right to govern their children’s education and indeed protect them from harm, as explicitly protected by state law, and federal mandates. Guess which won?

Jane Robbins

President Trump Calls for a Review of FERPA

The White House announced that President Donald Trump’s school security plan also includes a review of FERPA to “determine if any changes or clarifications are needed to improve coordination between mental health and other healthcare professionals, school officials, and law enforcement personnel.”

Shane Vander Hart

Trump’s FY19 Education Budget Proposes an $8.1 Billion Cut

President Donald Trump released his proposed FY19 budget this week and it proposes cutting $8.1 billion from the U.S. Department of Education’s discretionary spending compared to what the department received from the annualized FY18  continuing resolutions.

Shane Vander Hart

No Mention of K-12 Education in Trump’s First SOTU Address

President Donald Trump did not explicitly address K-12 education in his first State of the Union address last night and had very little to say about education in general.

Shane Vander Hart