San Antonio charter school closing doors after Texas Education Agency denies accreditation, citing poor test scores
The TEA denied the accreditation based on an "academically unacceptable performance" based on standardized testing scores the past two school years.
Trump nominates Superintendent Kirsten Baesler for Assistant US Education Secretary position
Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to ...
Linda McMahon asked if she’d dismantle Department of Education
Greenwich's Linda McMahon, the nominee for secretary of education, said she would 'reorient the department' at her ...
State lawmaker files House bill to abolish Texas Education Agency
A North Texas Republican wants to abolish the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. Freshman state Rep. Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, this week filed House Bill 2657, a proposal ...
As new charter schools open, we still know too little about how they worked last time
Charter schools enjoy smaller classes and better teacher-pupil ratios. But big questions remain about their success rates – and why the public system isn’t better resourced.
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Man gets jail and caning for sexually abusing girl, who ended up dropping out of school at 16
The prosecutors said the girl’s life had been “irreparably damaged” by the actions of the man, whom she treated as her ...
Trump wants the Department of Education to be closed 'immediately.' Here's what shutting it down would mean.
Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, has her confirmation hearing on Thursday amid reports of plans to shut down ...
Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive ...
‘School choice’ bill sending taxpayer money to private schools stalls in Mississippi House
Mississippi House leaders say a bill that would have allowed some parents to use taxpayer money to pay for private school ...
Trump wants to close Department of Education. How will it affect California?
However, the department does provide federal dollars to California, investigate complaints of discrimination involving California schools and students, and oversee federal student loans—loans that ...
Trump nominates Kirsten Baesler to lead US elementary and secondary education
President Donald Trump nominated Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota's superintendent, for the role of assistant secretary for ...