How Could a Delayed Trump-Biden Transition Disrupt the Education Department?
The Education Department could be affected by a prolonged delay in formally initiating a turnover to a new presidential administration, but less so than other agencies.
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November 10, 2020
October 16, 2019
Top Special Education Official Leaving His Post at Education Department
Johnny Collett is leaving his post as assistant secretary for the office of special education and rehabilitative services, where he served for nearly two years.
May 20, 2019
What the Education Department Inspector General Discovered About Betsy DeVos' Emails
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sent and received a "limited number" of emails related to official government business from her personal accounts, a review found.
February 18, 2019
Remember When K-12 Education Got a $100 Billion Windfall From Washington?
Ten years ago this week, then-President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which included education funding that amounts to almost double the U.S. Department of Education's budget.
January 28, 2019
Betsy DeVos' Team Makes Grants Available for States to Improve Testing
Attention state officials: Are you looking for a piece of the federal $378 million state assessment grant program? Applications became available Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced
January 22, 2019
Betsy DeVos' Chief Lawyer to Leave Education Department
Carlos Muñiz, who has been heading up the general counsel's office at the U.S. Department of Education, has been appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.
December 10, 2018
Federal School Safety Commission Will Call for Scrapping Obama Discipline Guidance, Report Says
The U.S. Department of Education neither confirmed nor denied the story. "The Federal Commission on School Safety has studied this topic extensively and will make a recommendation on it in its final report," said Elizabeth Hill, a spokeswoman for DeVos.
October 30, 2018
Betsy DeVos Shifts School Choice, Privacy Offices at Education Department
The education secretary is moving forward with parts of a reorganization proposal unveiled earlier this year, including elevating the office charged with helping advocate for the private school community within the federal bureaucracy.
October 08, 2018
Betsy DeVos Steers Federal Grant for 'Innovation' to STEM Programs
Programs focused on helping schools with improve instruction in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, were big winners in the latest round of the Education Innovation and Research grants.
October 01, 2018
Ed. Dept. Needs to Do a Better Job of Probing Charter Closures, Report Finds
The U.S. Department of Education hasn't done a great job of keeping tabs on states that have closed charter schools, according to an Inspector General's report.
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