The nation's two largest teachers unions are among the top 100 donors to the 12 members of Congress who make up the powerful deficit-reduction panel, a campaign-contribution website says. Read Full Post >
Folks have been waiting with baited breath to find out who, exactly, is on this so-called super committee. And education advocates probably broke open the champagne when they heard that Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., was going to co-chair. Read Full Post >
Education advocates are desperately scrambling to ensure that lawmakers look out for K-12 interests in a final agreement on the debt ceiling. Read Full Post >
Tough spending choices could be in store for states and districts on K-12 education if Congress and President Obama fail to reach a deal on raising the debt ceiling--and even if they do. Read Full Post >
The House Education and the Workforce Committee is putting the finishing touches on a bill that could eliminate more than 40 programs, advocates say. Read Full Post >
The package cuts more than $1 billion from the U.S. Department of Education's budget along with a number of programs, while extending Race to the Top, and sheltering programs such as special education and Title I grants to districts. Read Full Post >
Education organizations oppose spending cuts and boost for District of Columbia voucher program. Read Full Post >
The U.S. Department of Education could fund already-submitted applications and would give priority to early education under the legislation working its way through Congress. Read Full Post >
The long-awaited spending bill to fund the government through the end of this fiscal year eliminates a number of education programs. Read Full Post >
The latest federal budget deal, which still needs to be approved, would include $700 million for a new Race to the Top program. Read Full Post >
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