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Big Tax Bill Passes Senate With Less ‘Beautiful’ Plan for National School Choice

Linda Jacobson

Ed Committee Advances Schwinn, Richey Nominations to Full Senate

Linda Jacobson

Amid Calls to Close Ed Dept., Schwinn Promises to Aid ‘Most Struggling Schools’

Linda Jacobson

Schwinn’s Business Venture After Nomination to Ed Dept. Could Raise Questions

Linda Jacobson

Dems Assail ‘Elegant Gaslighting’ as McMahon Softens Calls to Close Ed Dept.

Linda Jacobson

What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for Education in the U.S.

Linda Jacobson

American Federation of Teachers’ PAC Raised $12 Million for the 2024 Election

Lauren Camera

Bill to Protect Kids Online Could Buoy a Far-Right Push Against Trans Youth

Mark Keierleber

Financial Aid Reform Was His Legacy. Now, Lamar Alexander Calls it ‘a Big Mess’

Linda Jacobson

Final Push to Save Expanded Child Tax Credit as Senate Hopes Dim

Linda Jacobson

Exclusive: Sales Skyrocket for Phone Pouch Company as In-School Bans Spread

Linda Jacobson

Attempt to Kill Biden Student Debt Relief Plan Tied to Income Fails in U.S. Senate

Ariana Figueroa

Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill

Brian Lopez

Are Partisan School Board Races Good or Bad? Legislation Goes to Florida Senate for Consideration

Danielle J. Brown

Education Savings Account Bill Introduced in Idaho Senate Committee

Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Cassidy, New GOP Education Leader, Will Focus on Reading Disabilities

Linda Jacobson

‘No Room for Error’: Senate’s 50-50 Political Split Was Bittersweet for Schools

Linda Jacobson

Senate ‘Odd Couple’ Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul Poised to Lead Ed Committee

Linda Jacobson

Head Start, in Limbo Over Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Looks to Congress for Help

Linda Jacobson

Addressing Dyslexia Earlier: A New Push to Provide Wider Screening For Kids

Julia Forrest

Republican Senator Wanted to Soften So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill; His Colleagues Didn’t Want To

Danielle J. Brown

‘This is Not Sustainable’: Pennsylvania Educators Detail Staffing Shortage, Urge Legislative Relief

Marley Parish

Senate Advances Biden’s Historic, $3.5T Agenda for Education, Families

Linda Jacobson

Poised to Pass Infrastructure Bill, Dems Push Larger Plan For Schools, Families

Linda Jacobson