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November 18, 2021

House Republican vows to investigate Department of Education probe of Texas school district

Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, is demanding answers after the Department of Education announced it would investigate potential discrimination in a school district that has caught attention for its battle over left-leaning ideas.

November 10, 2021

Betsy DeVos to publish ‘Hostages to the Cause,’ a book on ‘misguided failures’ of US education system

Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is publishing a book with Center Street next summer tackling the "misguided failures" of the U.S. education system, titled "Hostages to the Cause: The Fight for Education and the Future of the American Child."

October 25, 2021

Biden admin gives post to National School Boards Association chief who signed 'domestic terrorism' letter

The Department of Education appointed the president of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) to a federal board overseeing student progress this month, despite a controversial letter the organization sent urging the Biden administration to investigate opposition to school boards.

October 8, 2021

AOC, Omar crank up pressure on Biden to release student loan memo, cancel debt

"Squad" Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., are leading their progressive colleagues in cranking up the pressure on President Biden to release a memo exploring his authority to unilaterally cancel student debt. 

October 7, 2021

Education Department expedites loan forgiveness for service members following rare bipartisan push

Following a bipartisan push from senators, the Department of Education announced it reformed its Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to allow service members to receive their earned loan forgiveness more quickly.

October 4, 2021

Former education secretary Bill Bennett launches program to counter 'politicized' content in schools

Former Education Secretary William Bennett is launching a series of interactive stories that will combine literacy and historical education in an attempt to counter content like the "1619 Project."

September 28, 2021

Legislation aims to make teaching CRT in federally funded schools a civil rights violation

Critical race theory would be prohibited at schools receiving federal funding under Rep. Bob Good's proposed legislation.

September 10, 2021

Education Dept. probing whether Florida school mask mandate ban discriminates against kids with disabilities

The U.S. Department of Education has announced it will open an investigation into Florida's ban on mask mandates for schools.

September 2, 2021

Arizona's AG rebuffs Biden DOE's mask probe: Won't 'tolerate' efforts to undermine state sovereignty

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich forcefully responded to the Department of Education (DOE) Tuesday, telling Secretary Miguel Cardona he won't "tolerate" any federal overreach through the administration's masking investigation.

August 31, 2021

Leo Terrell blasts 'political witch hunt' by Biden admin against states opposing school mask mandates

Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell slammed the Department of Education Tuesday for opening civil rights investigations into five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, telling “Fox & Friends” the move is a “political stunt” by the Biden administration to impose a federal mask mandate.