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Federal What's in Trump's New Executive Orders on Indoctrination and School Choice
The White House has no authority over curriculum, and no ability to unilaterally pull back federal dollars, but Trump is toeing the line.
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Federal Trump Threatens School Funding Cuts in Effort to End 'Radical Indoctrination'
An executive order from the president marks an effort from the White House to influence what schools teach.
6 min read
School Choice & Charters Trump's Order Kicks Off His Efforts to Expand Private School Choice
Trump is directing several federal agencies to look into expanding school choice offerings—a push that continues from his first term.
3 min read
Federal Top House Lawmaker Supports Trump's Bid to 'Depower' Education Department
The House education committee chairman believes "even the best-meaning bureaucrat" can't understand what's happening in local schools.
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Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., speaks during an event at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit on Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., speaks at the U.N. Climate Summit on Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai. Walberg, the newly minted chair of the U.S. House's education and workforce committee, said at a Tuesday event that he wouldn't stand in the way of President Donald Trump's efforts to diminish or close the U.S. Department of Education.
Joshua A. Bickel/AP
Policy & Politics Opinion How Blind Partisanship Harms Schooling
No one political party enjoys a monopoly on truth, good intentions, or rightness
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The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
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Federal Title IX, School Choice, ‘Indoctrination’—How Trump Took on Schools in Week 2
It was a week in which the newly inaugurated president began wholeheartedly to act on his agenda for schools.
8 min read
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump's second week in the White House featured his first direct foray into policymaking aimed directly at schools.
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Federal Then & Now Why Can't We Leave No Child Left Behind ... Behind?
The law and its contours are stuck in our collective memory. What does that say about how we understand K-12 policy?
6 min read
Collage image of former President G.W. Bush signing NCLB bill.
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  • President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
    President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after the 60th Presidential Inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. His administration's order to pause potentially trillions of dollars in federal spending this week sent school districts scrambling to figure out which funds might be halted.
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    Education Funding Trump Spending Freeze Hits Roadblocks: How Schools Are Coping With Chaos
    The Trump administration appeared to halt the planned funding freeze, but district leaders remain cautious.
    Mark Lieberman, January 29, 2025
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    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington.
    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington. She spoke about a pause in federal funding the Trump administration ordered this week as it reviews grants and programs to determine whether they violate executive orders cracking down on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, as well as "gender ideology."
    Alex Brandon/AP
    Education Funding Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Was Blocked. But Confusion Among Schools Remains
    The order sent school districts and others scrambling to determine which federal funds for schools could be stopped.
    Mark Lieberman, January 28, 2025
    9 min read
    State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks to members of the State Board of Education during a meeting, Aug. 24, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
    State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks to members of the State Board of Education during a meeting, Aug. 24, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Okla. On Jan. 28, the state board unanimously approved a proposed rule to require schools to collect students' immigration status information.
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    States Oklahoma Takes Step to Require Parents to Provide Schools Proof of Citizenship
    Leaders in at least three states have made efforts to collect data on undocumented students, or outright ban them.
    Ileana Najarro, January 28, 2025
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    The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
    Luca D'Urbino for 91Ö±²¥
    School Choice & Charters Opinion Teachers Might Embrace Private School Choice. Here's Why
    School choice is often discussed in terms of student impact. But what's in it for teachers?
    Rick Hess, January 28, 2025
    10 min read
    Tennessee Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn is greeted by students at Fairmount Elementary in Bristol, Tenn., on Monday morning, June 14, 2021, during her "Accelerating TN Tour 2021." The students at Fairmount are taking part in the Summer S.T.R.E.A.M. Camp.
    Penny Schwinn is greeted by students at Fairmount Elementary in Bristol, Tenn., on June 14, 2021, during her tenure as Tennessee's education commissioner. Schwinn's nomination to serve as deputy education secretary in President Donald Trump's second term has drawn praise from across the political spectrum.
    David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP
    Federal How the K-12 World Is Reacting to Trump's Pick for the Ed. Dept.'s No. 2 Job
    While Linda McMahon brings a business background, Penny Schwinn brings a long resume in education.
    Brooke Schultz, January 27, 2025
    8 min read
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on March 6, 2021.
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on March 6, 2021. He has criticized the Trump Administration's move in January 2025 to nix a school safety panel created by federal legisation.
    J. Scott Applewhite/AP
    Federal Schumer Tells Trump to Immediately Reinstate School Safety Board
    Trump must immediately reinstate a federal school safety board, Schumer demanded.
    Evie Blad, January 27, 2025
    2 min read

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EdWeek Market Brief

Shifting sentiments toward technology and career skills are compelling education companies to adapt.
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Rob Waldron, who is leaving his role at the curriculum company, talks about how his organization withstood change in the sector and grew.
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The reading and math results may not directly influence K-12 purchasing, but they will shape discussions over federal spending and strategy.
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Changes apply to all companies collecting data from children online. Ed-tech-specific proposed amendments were dropped.
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