If the Education Department Can’t Be Closed, at Least Fix It by Breaking It Up
Oct 23, 2024
If the Education Department Can’t Be Closed, at Least Fix It by Breaking It Up
The 74
Closing the U.S. Department of Education is an evergreen goal for conservatives. Created in 1979 as a payoff to teachers unions for their support of Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign, the department is by far the smallest Cabinet-level agency and has accumulated a grab bag of functions that could — and should — be handled by others at the state and federal levels.
Fordham Institute
At this year’s SXSW EDU conference, the startup Apprentos stole the show, winning the “Launch Competition” with a slick pitch promising to “de-risk” apprenticeships for employers.
Lisa Gonsalves, a highly respected education and nonprofit leader, continues to make a profound impact through her visionary leadership, strategic expertise, and unwavering commitment to community advancement.
Oklahoma Voice
Legal efforts to found the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma have reignited, with a rejected Jewish charter school and a former U.S. congressman filing a lawsuit against the state Tuesday.
The 74
School hiring processes play a crucial role in determining the racial demographics of the American teacher workforce — including by putting non-white teaching candidates at an apparent disadvantage — according to a study released in February.
