Tag: US Department of Education (DOE)

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Christmas wish list

Over the last four years the Biden admin’s Christmas stocking rates nothing but a mountain of coal. Considering the cost of energy, coal is not a bad thing.
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Trump will transform American education

Trump's plans for American education stand at the forefront of his policy agenda as his next admin aims to dismantle the DOE, transferring control to the states.
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Swamp gas

What better gift for our 250th anniversary than to rein in spending, returning the power of the purse back to Congress and ultimately, the taxpayer.
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Student Test Scores Remain Flat or Behind Pre-COVID Levels, Assessments Find

Math and reading scores across the nation continue to decline or remain stagnant nearly five years after the COVID-19 pandemic stalled classroom learning.
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Public Education System Set for Shake-Up Under Trump

Changes to U.S. public education under Trump will likely involve universal school choice, ending CRT and transgender ideology, college debt relief, and higher ed. accreditation.
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5 Things to Know About Linda McMahon, Trump’s Nominee for Education Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 19 that he is nominating billionaire Linda McMahon to be his Education Secretary.
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Trump Chooses Linda McMahon for Education Secretary

President-elect Trump announced he has selected Linda McMahon to serve as secretary of the Department of Education, a department he has pledged to abolish.
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Biden Announces New Rules to Make Millions More Eligible for Student Debt Relief

President Joe Biden announced new rules on July 31 that make millions more borrowers eligible for student loan debt relief.

DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Allow Some Blocked Title IX Rule Changes

The DOJ is asking the Supreme Court to limit the current injunction from a lower court to 10 states and only to those changes related to gender identity.
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The Coca Leaf: Misunderstood, Shortchanged, Feared

An Idahoan ginger I met recommended a local remedy for acute mountain sickness I had been obliquely aware of but had never taken seriously: the coca leaf.

Federal Title IX Transgender Rule Blocked in 6 More States

A federal judge on June 17 issued an order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX transgender rule in an additional six states.
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Millions of Federal Student Loan Borrowers May Skip July Payment: Biden Admin

New repayment formula for borrowers enrolled in the SAVE Plan will go into effect allowing undergraduate loans to have monthly payments capped at 5% of discretionary income.