Trump Says He's Fighting for the 'Forgotten Child,' Touts Education Choice Bill
President Donald Trump held White House event to promote school choice and to urge Congress to consider a $5 billion federal tax-credit scholarship program.
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November 21, 2019
Pro-Charter School Protestors Disrupt Elizabeth Warren's Event
Supporters of charter schools interrupted Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Atlanta event to protest her positions on charters included in her 2020 education plan.
October 27, 2019
GAO Finds Uneven Landscape of State Rules for Tax-Credit Scholarships
Tax-credit scholarship programs in 17 states collected $1.1 billion in contributions in 2017, a new analysis from the GAO finds.
October 23, 2019
Elizabeth Warren's Position on Vouchers: A Review
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's education plan landed on Monday, and among other consequences, it led to a conversation about her past statements addressing "vouchers."
October 21, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tells a Story Betsy DeVos Loves to Hear
A personal story told by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez highlights the implacable tension between advocates for traditional public schools and those who back charter schools and vouchers.
October 10, 2019
DeVos Announces Plan to Encourage More Charter Schools in Opportunity Zones
Private consultants will work with charter school networks to assist in opening more of the schools in economically distressed areas under a plan announced by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Thursday.
October 06, 2019
Two Governors, Two Partisan Showdowns With Their State Legislatures
As education politics have grown more divisive at the state and national levels over things like school choice, spending, and civil rights, clashes between Democrats and Republicans become particularly heated.
October 03, 2019
The State With the Most Charter Schools Just Gave Districts More Power to Reject Them
California school districts will have expanded authority to reject new charter school applications under a set of bills signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
October 03, 2019
What Can We Learn From Betsy DeVos' School Visits? Explore Our Interactive Map
Education Week's interactive map tracks U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' school visits. Here's what you can learn from them and from her messaging focus on "education freedom."
October 01, 2019
Is Trump's Team Pessimistic About Its Big Education Plan's Chances? This Could Be Why
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway promoted Education Freedom Scholarships at an event Oct. 1, but didn't sound particularly sanguine about the plan's chances.
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