Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the Trump administration won’t penalize states that reject school choice, calling it a state issue. Her remarks follow Trump’s executive order to close the Department of Education and expand school choice efforts.
Texas Republicans pushing for vouchers often note that the state’s public schools receive more than $15,000 per student. But that doesn’t account for inflation or reflect the money districts can actually use.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is rallying Congressional leaders to investigate the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education.
The directive comes as the Department of Education launches investigations into state laws that prohibit school personnel from disclosing a child's gender identity to parents.
Republican senators in Tennessee are targeting school board and superintendent associations following opposition to the governor’s private-school voucher bill. A new bill would bar districts from funding lobbying groups, and lawmakers are requesting internal communications from the Tennessee School Boards Association related to vouchers.
