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February 2, 2022

Stephen Miller's America First Legal launches guide for parents to obtain school curricula under federal law

America First Legal (AFL), a nonprofit group led by former Trump policy adviser Stephen Miller, has unveiled a toolkit to help parents gain access to their child’s school curriculum through federal law.

January 27, 2022

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona calls on US to 'reset' after COVID-19 and 're-imagine education'

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pushed school reopenings after the coronavirus, while emphasizing the need to address inequities in school systems.

January 26, 2022

GOP senators press Biden admin for answers on 'politically motivated' attacks against parents

Republican senators are requesting a formal investigation into the Biden administration's alleged coordination with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the National Education Association (NEA) and whether those relationships were used to silence parents critical of schools' COVID-19 and critical race theory policies.

January 24, 2022

Education Secretary Cardona should resign, over 100 conservative leaders say in new letter

A list of 120 conservative groups is demanding Education Secretary Miguel Cardona's resignation amid evidence surrounding the NSBA's letter to the White House.

January 13, 2022

Elise Stefanik calls on Education Secretary Cardona to resign: 'This is a war on parents'

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., argued the Biden administration is waging a 'war on parents' after it was revealed the education secretary reportedly solicited a controversial NSBA memo.

December 22, 2021

Rep. Banks: Biden 'can’t have it both ways' on economy, student loans

Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana accused President Biden of doublespeak Wednesday, pointing out the White House's inconsistent assessment of the U.S. economy from issue to issue.

December 14, 2021

California 'equity' superintendent works on East Coast as life coach, collects at least $160,000 from state

School equity advisor under scrutiny over remote work combating California inequality from the other side of the country

December 2, 2021

Jim Jordan seeks subpoenas in DOJ memo based on letter comparing parents to domestic terrorists

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, has asked Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., the committee's chairman, to issue subpoenas to investigate the Department of Justice memo about disturbances at school board meetings, which followed a now-rescinded letter to President Biden that compared concerned parents to domestic terrorists.

November 23, 2021

Betsy DeVos blasts Biden admin's 'sickening move' to limit data collection on sexual assault by teachers

Betsy DeVos, former secretary of education, told Fox News that the Biden administration's proposed rule on sexual assault data collection was 'sickening' and showed they were beholden to teachers unions.

November 23, 2021

Biden admin proposes removing Trump-era data collection on sexual assaults committed by teachers

Education Department is proposing to roll back attempts at collecting additional data on teacher-perpetrated sexual assaults, prompting concerns about transparency in reporting faculty misconduct.