Linda McMahon is set to face Senate confirmation hearings to lead the Department of Education If confirmed, she would lead a department that the Trump administration says it has plans to eliminate. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Linda McMahon’s Senate confirmation hearing for Education Secretary today could be dramatic and unusual. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Yeah, that’s because…
An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. Brittainy Newman/AP hide caption toggle caption Brittainy Newman/AP The U.S. Department of Education has given schools and universities that receive federal funding an ultimatum: eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding. The Education Department has…
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NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks Cierra Hinton about the online phenomenon called Hillmantok, a curated collection of academic lessons reminiscent of classes at an HBCU. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LEAH BARLOW: Hello, everyone, and welcome to introduction to African American studies for the spring semester. My name is Dr. Leah Barlow. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: That video…
People walk past the U.S. Department of Energy building in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Federal workers have begun receiving layoff notices as the Trump administration moves ahead with plans to drastically downsize the government. While the full scale of layoffs isn’t yet clear,…
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Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, testifies during her confirmation hearing on Thursday in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images We’re following the confirmation hearings for the incoming Trump administration. See our full politics coverage, and follow NPR’s Trump’s Terms podcast or sign up…
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New research gives a deep dive into how U.S. students are doing. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images U.S. students were still nearly half a grade level behind in both math and reading in the spring of 2024, compared with achievement levels before the pandemic. That’s according to the latest release…
Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Education Department, Linda McMahon, seen here in December, has come out in support of school choice and “parental rights in education,” and in opposition to “political indoctrination in classrooms.” Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images It’s common practice for U.S. secretaries of education to…
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Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia began a recent hearing of the House education committee by addressing the “elephant in the room” — President Trump’s efforts to diminish, and eventually dissolve, the U.S. Education Department. Jose Luis Magana/AP; Getty Images; Photo collage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP; Getty Images; Photo collage/NPR U.S. education policy…
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Created by Congress in in 1979, the department employs more than 4,000 people and has an annual budget of $79 billion. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR Over and over, President Donald Trump and his colleagues have pointed to the U.S. Education Department as a poster child for government overreach. In fact, Republicans…
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A student at Longwood Middle School in Middle Island, N.Y., takes a math test. Newsday LLC/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Newsday LLC/Getty Images Almost five years have passed since COVID-19 first disrupted America’s schools, and new data, known as the Nation’s Report Card, offers cause for hope — and concern. The good news: In…
