DC Shuttle … John King Appointed Acting U.S. Secretary of Education. John King Jr. took over as the acting secretary of education. He will not undergo the usual confirmation process,… Read more »
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Omnibus, Take All of Us
DC Shuttle … Omnibus Package Includes Education Spending. The FY 2016 omnibus (H.R. 2029) passed and signed into law last week provides $162.1 billion for the programs funded under the… Read more »
Supremes to Hear More on Affirmative Action
DC Shuttle … Supreme Court Weighs Affirmative Action Case, Again. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments a second time in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. In 2013, the… Read more »
Every Student to Succeed?
DC Shuttle … House Passes ESEA Reauthorization. The House voted 359 to 64 to approve the Every Student Succeeds Act, to replace the outdated No Child Left Behind Act. The… Read more »
Bill Would Bar Feds from Mandating Common Core
DC Shuttle … House and Senate Conference Pass No Child Left Behind Reform. A Senate and House Conference Committee approved legislation which would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,… Read more »
New Pressure on For-Profit Colleges
DC Shuttle … Administration Calls for For-Profit College Legislation. The Washington Post details how the Obama administration is pressuring Congress to pass legislation to protect veterans from aggressive for-profit colleges…. Read more »
More Light on Accreditation
DC Shuttle … Education Department Announces New Rules for Accreditors. The U.S. Education Department announced “a series of executive actions to improve accreditors’ and the department’s oversight activities and move… Read more »
U.S. Eyeing Aid Changes
DC Shuttle … Ed Department Finalizes Rules on Income-Based Repayment and Student Aid Delivery. The U.S. Education Department finalized two rules expanding an income-based student loan repayment program and giving… Read more »
Get with the Programming: STEM Definition Now Includes Computer Science
DC Shuttle … STEM Education Act Signed into Law. President Obama signed the STEM Education Act of 2015, which expands the definition of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to… Read more »
America No Longer Running on Duncan
DC Shuttle … Arne Duncan to Step Down in December from Education Secretary Position. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced he will step down at the end of December. He… Read more »