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DeVos became the nation’s top advocate for what conservatives call school choice, but she failed to enact her policies through Congress.

Can Betsy DeVoss good work be saved from the Blob? Print this article Betsy DeVos has resigned after serving almost four years as Education Secretary. In doing so, she harshly criticized the president who appointed her. “We should be highlighting and celebrating your administrations many accomplishments on behalf of the American people,” she wrote in her resignation letter. "Instead, we are left to clean up the mess caused by violent protesters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to...

The capture of the Senate by Democrats increases chances Congress will take up college affordability proposals, but it's unclear how far they will go.

School choice is no silver bullet — content and character matter, too Ryan Hooper The other day, the Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote a column titled "School Choice: Better Than Prozac." While they are correct in this assessment, what they and those on the political Right really need to talk about is how content and character are more important than school choice, for mental health and for students overall. I am a public school teacher who loves and supports school c...

The coronavirus closed schools. Our diseased politics is keeping them closed. Alexander Nazaryan WASHINGTON — The other day, I listened to my daughter’s first lesson of the day, which is conducted over a video feed, like every lesson of her day has been since last March. She sat in our dining room, at a relatively clean table where only a few remnants remained of the previous night’s dinner: a stray strand of spaghetti, a dusting of grated parmesan. As a former public high...

education specialists to present their thoughts on how americas schools can cut costs and better manage their budgets. this event is hosted by the thomas b. fordham institute in washington. >> good afternoon. welcome to our event which we are calling strategies and opportunities for schools and districts. we have a terrific panel and we will have a fruitful discussion about the challenges facing schools and changes they must make to financially survive and thrive in the future. for tho...