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President Trump Has One Day to Veto FEPA Before It Becomes Law

January 11, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

If President Donald Trump does not veto The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (FEPA) (H.R. 4174) (S 2046) by January 12 it becomes law.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Donald Trump, Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, H.R. 4174, S. 2046

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

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

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

June 11, 2018 By Jane Robbins

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?

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, Every Student Succeeds Act, Jason Botel, parental opt out, Utah State Board of Education

President Trump Calls for a Review of FERPA

March 14, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

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.”

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Donald Trump, FERPA, FERPA rules, HIPPA, mental health, school safety, White House

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

February 13, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

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.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, federal education spending, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Opportunity Grants, School Climate Transformation grants, STEM, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, Title I Funding, U.S. Department of Education

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

January 31, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

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.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, Federal Education Regulations, K-12 education, school choice, vocational schools, workforce development

Team Jeb! Grows Bigger and Stronger at U.S. Department of Education

January 2, 2018 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: The key position of assistant secretary of education for elementary and secondary education has gone to Frank Brogan, a longtime Jeb Bush ally from Florida.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, James Brogan, Jeb Bush, U.S. Department of Education

Zais Appointed as Deputy Secretary of Education

October 4, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Former South Carolina Superintendent of Education Mick Zais was appointed by President Donald Trump as Deputy Secretary of Education.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Common Core, Common Core Rebrand, Donald Trump, Mick Zais, Mitchell Zais, Next Generation Science Standards, Nikki Haley, Race to the Top, South Carolina, South Carolina Legislature, U.S. Department of Education

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