House Appropriations Committee Approves Education Funding Bill Members of the House Appropriations Committee approved the Labor, HHS, Education budget on May 8, which boosts education funding by 6 percent. The bill funds programs that affect individuals and families at every stage, from early childhood to retirement. “With historic investments in programs that provide opportunities for…
By Emily Bricker / Photo: NEA President Lily Eskelsen García (far right end of banner) marches with Oregon educators. Sixth-grade teacher and NEA President Lily Eskelsen García is not shy about acknowledging the political power educators hold. That power has been on full display in cities and states across the country as part of the…
This week at the Education Writers Association Conference, Education Secretary DeVos insulted educator activists as she attempted to justify her anti-public education agenda.
By Tim Walker Melissa Grothe recently returned to her home community of Astoria, Oregon to teach at Lewis and Clark Elementary. The move was welcome but came with what she called a “hard dose of reality about the difference between what our students need and what I can provide for them in a system so…
A federal court has ordered Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to implement much-needed protections for U.S. students in online college programs.