Department of Education Ties Federal Money to Trump Executive Orders

Department of Education Ties Federal Money to Trump Executive Orders

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org CONCORD — School boards and superintendents balked at signing a mandatory document from the New Hampshire Department of Education required for schools to receive federal money and grants. The “general assurances” form informs the state and federal department of educations a school district complies with all federal statutes, rules, guidances and executive orders for any number of federal programs including Title IX …

What Can the Federal Government Do to Promote Learning?

On May 10, Dana Goldstein wrote a long article in The New York Times about how education disappeared as a national or federal issue. Why, she wondered, did the two major parties ignore education in the 2024 campaign? Kamala Harris supported public schools and welcomed the support of the two big teachers’ unions, but she did not offer a flashy new program to raise test scores. Trump campaigned on a promise to privatize public funding, promote vou…