Mary Byrne: The last thing the Trump Administration needs is Secretary of Education that undermines the goal of his administration to Make America Great Again.
DeVos, Foxx Celebrate Announced Merger of Education and Labor Departments
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx celebrate plans to merge the Education and Labor Departments.
Betsy DeVos Now Criticized for Giving Too Much Flexibility to States
Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), accused Education Secretary Betsy DeVos of approving state plans that flaunt ESSA.
Four Takeaways from Betsy DeVos’ Confirmation Hearing
Shane Vander Hart discusses four takeaways from the Senate HELP Committee’s confirmation hearing of Betsy DeVos’ nomination for U.S. Secretary of Education.
Betsy DeVos’ Senate Hearing Delayed
The confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos has been delayed one week and will be held on January 17, 2017 at 5:00p (EST).
New U.S. Senate Education Committee Members
Shane Vander Hart lists the names of the members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for the 2017 session.
Alexander: Assume You Can Do What You Want Under ESSA
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) to Kentucky lawmakers: Don’t assume you can’t do anything under the Every Student Succeed Act.
Kline: Scrap The Convoluted Regulatory Process
House Education Chair John Kline (R-MN) criticizes U.S. Department of Educations “supplement, but not supplant” regulation saying we need to “scrap the convoluted regulatory process.”
Alexander Still Thinks ESSA Deals With Common Core
U.S Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) till insists that the Every Student Succeeds Act still prevents federal mandates like Common Core
Alexander: ESSA Not Being Implemented Properly
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) should not be surprised that the U.S. Department of Education is not implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act properly.