Biden named Philip Rosenfelt to be acting education secretary while the administration's nominee Miguel Cardona, former education commissioner of Connecticut, wends his way through the confirmation process.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating Seattle Public Schools after hearing “disturbing reports” about how the district handled special education during the pandemic.
The only source of annual statistics about total revenue and expenditures for public elementary and secondary education at the state level needs changes in light of COVID, according to the U.S. Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics.
Betsy DeVos, who resigned as education secretary Friday, supported limited federal involvement in education, promoted choice and offered flexibility during COVID.
District leaders say online learning is the innovative practice most likely to persist even as students and teachers return to classrooms, the survey found.
Approval of the bipartisan bill would give protections to students and potential federal grant money to schools that enact comprehensive management plans.
A critical issue facing leaders of the next Department of Education will be how to use assessments to measure progress after the disruptions of COVID and online learning.
