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U.S. Department of Education slashes staff

March 13, 2025 by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat
Trump is expected to sign an executive order to start the process of eliminating the department of education, but has not yet done so.
The U.S. Department of Education announced March 11 that it’s cutting its workforce nearly in half--a move that Education Secretary Linda McMahon said is a first step toward…
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Trump picks Linda McMahon to lead, and possibly dismantle, Education Department

November 21, 2024 by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat
Getting rid of the Education Department, as Trump has referenced, would be a substantial task that would require significant political will.
Former professional wrestling executive and billionaire Linda McMahon is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education, an agency Trump has pledged to dismantle.
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New York State Education Department Approves IXL’s Real-Time Diagnostic to Assess K-12 students

April 21, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
SAN MATEO, Calif.  — IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the New ... Read more
Newsline

New Mexico State Department of Education Partners with 7 Mindsets to Launch New Online Social Emotional Learning Portal

September 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
ATLANTA  – Sept. 14, 2021 – 7 Mindsets, the leader in online social emotional learning (SEL) solutions, and New Mexico’s ... Read more
District Management

5 ways to use stimulus funds for long-term success

August 5, 2021 by Tammy Fulop, VP, Energy Solutions, Schneider Electric
Using federal stimulus funds for capital energy improvements can pay off with big dividends in the end
According to the U.S. Education Department, energy costs are the second biggest expense for K-12 schools after salaries, with districts spending nearly $8 billion on those costs annually.…
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New Mexico Public Education Department Names Curriculum Associates to Its High-Quality Professional Learning Marketplace List for 2021

July 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., July 6, 2021— The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics and ... Read more
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New York State Education Department Approves Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Sponsor

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 14, 2020—The New York State Education Department has approved Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and ... Read more
District Management

How Owen J. Roberts School District made the remote transition

June 3, 2020June 2, 2020 by Kevin Hogan
A district's new AV implementation positioned it to be uniquely situation to handle learning changes when COVID-19 emerged
That COVID “where were you when” moment from last March is still fresh in Paul Sanfrancesco’s mind. Watching neighboring districts announce closures and realizing his own faculty would…
News

DeVos undoes Obama student loan protections

April 24, 2017 by Shahien Nasiripour, Bloomberg News
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News

Trump’s ed budget: A ‘betrayal’ and a ‘meat cleaver’ to public education

March 17, 2017 by Laura Ascione
education budget
Under President Trump's proposed FY 2018 budget, school choice would receive a massive $1.4 billion while the Education Department undergoes a $9 billion, or 13 percent, cut. Overall,…
Ancillary

Republicans gear up for school choice legislation under DeVos

January 12, 2017January 7, 2017 by Emily Wilkins, CQ-Roll Call
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District Management

College cost website raises questions about Romney’s higher-ed stance

June 18, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
The for-profit Florida university that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney supports as a model for holding down college costs is one of the country’s priciest schools, according to…
District Management

Opinion: Teaching for America

November 22, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
The Education Department is the “epicenter of national security,” write Thomas Friedman, columnist for the New York Times.
District Management

Obama calls for more STEM teachers, longer school year

July 14, 2011September 27, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Sept. 27: Their year in the classroom should be longer,…
Blended Learning

Study: Online learning might be less effective for some

September 16, 2010September 15, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Higher education’s embrace of online courses could hurt the performance of some groups of students, according to a study that contradicts the findings of a 2009 report from…
District Management

Education Department to boost anti-fraud efforts

August 17, 2010 by Maya Prabhu
The federal government will hire more investigators to prevent fraud by for-profit colleges in such areas as student financial aid, Reuters reports.
District Management

Schools get $10 billion to save education jobs

November 18, 2010August 11, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
Summoned back from summer break, the House on Aug. 10 pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachers, police, and other…
Curriculum

Duncan to publishers: Create engaging digital content

April 8, 2010March 8, 2010 by From staff reports
The federal government’s investment in education technology is an opportunity for the publishing industry, which must respond by creating more engaging content that is relevant for today’s tech-savvy…

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