Trump can’t end the Education Department by himself. Yet moves by DOGE to cut its funding and his assault on the federal bureaucracy could preview attempts to reduce its reach.| Chalkbeat
A new executive order directs the U.S. Department of Education to prioritize vouchers and other alternatives in its own grants and find ways for states to tap other federal money that currently flows to public schools.| Chalkbeat
President-elect Trump has picked the the co-chair of his transition team to lead the education department. She has little experience in education and may be asked to dismantle the agency.| Chalkbeat
Some district leaders, wary that certain academic recovery strategies wouldn’t pay off, decided that betting big on facilities was a smarter use of COVID aid. “When it’s either too hot or too cold,” one superintendent said, “kids are focused on that instead of learning.”| Chalkbeat
Nomination Hearing on February 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM| www.help.senate.gov