Education News
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F-Minus: A Tale of Two Cities’ School Districts
The Nation’s Report Card recently went public. It’s the kind of thing that kids hide from their parents. The National Assessment of Educational Progress offers a grim view of America’s classrooms. Between 2022 and 2024, the share of fourth graders reading below basic level grew from 37% to 40%; among eighth graders, from 30% to 33%. Fourth grade math improved…Deroy Murdock -
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AG Pam Bondi Represented Mom in Case Against School District That Tried to Secretly Transition Daughter
One of Pam Bondi's clients says the newly-confirmed U.S. attorney general took her case suing the school district that tried to secretly transition her daughter when no one else would consider it. In 2021, Erin Lee’s 12-year-old daughter was invited by her art teacher to come to art club after school in the Poudre School…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘Reflecting Biological Reality’: Education Department Publishes New College Student Aid Form
The Department of Education released an updated version of its Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly referred to as FAFSA, to better align with President Donald Trump’s executive order on biological sex after The Daily Signal drew attention to the issue last month. “President Trump has put an end to the previous administration’s charade…Tyler O’Neil -
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Future of Charter Schools Jeopardized by Their Own Political Shortsightedness
A decade ago, charter schools were heralded as the crowning achievement of bipartisan education reform efforts. But during last week’s National School Choice Week observations, charters were barely an afterthought, their political energy having been largely reappropriated to newer, more robust systems of school choice. The future of the charter school movement is likely to be…Ian Kingsbury -
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When the FAA and DEI Don’t Mix
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. I’d like to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion. [President] Donald Trump caused a firestorm in the aftermath of this horrific and tragic crash at…Victor Davis Hanson -
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EXCLUSIVE: New Bill Targets Foreign Interference in Education
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., introduced a bill Tuesday to require universities to disclose any contracts they have with foreign adversaries to the federal Department of Education. The No Contracts for Foreign Adversaries Act would mandate that universities alert the Education Department of relationships with China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran in…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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If You Wanted Proof DEI Is a Cudgel to Silence Opponents, Look No Further
If the legacy media wanted to prove that the movement for diversity, equity, and inclusion is a smokescreen for the Left’s woke priorities, it couldn’t do much better than USA Today’s response to President Donald Trump’s statement about Wednesday night’s horrific aircraft collision over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Trump blamed DEI for the crash,…Tyler O’Neil -
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Education Savings Accounts Would Give Military Families Freedom They Deserve
Military families exemplify the best of America—sacrifice, service, and dedication to our nation’s security. Yet, too often, their children are shortchanged by an education system that fails to meet their needs. As President Donald Trump begins his second term, we have an unprecedented opportunity to fix that. It’s time to empower military families with true education freedom…Crystal Bonham -
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Higher Education Must Reform—or Else
A day of reckoning has come for higher education. In the past four years, acolytes from America’s most prestigious universities not only continued their project of indoctrination on their own campuses, they also attempted to transform the whole country into a grander version of the higher education insane asylum. From tearing down history to defunding the…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘There Were 503 Lapses’: Kris Kobach Breaks Down Consequences of Hiring DEI in Aviation
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach appeared Thursday on Fox Business to discuss concerns regarding the diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring practices in the aviation industry. An American Airlines passenger plane collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening, resulting in fatalities for everyone involved. During…Mariane Angela -
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Trump on Whether DEI Led to Potomac Plane Crash: It’s ‘Common Sense’
President Donald Trump on Thursday morning spoke about the midair collision that occurred Wednesday evening near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at a press conference at the White House. The collision just outside of Washington, D.C., involved a regional jet operating as an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, and an Army UH-60 helicopter on…Jarrett Stepman -
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Texas School Faces Fallout Over Hidden Camera Footage on Transgender Sports Ban
A day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demanded criminal and civil investigations into the Irving Independent School District, an administrator resigned Wednesday amid the uproar over his comments about circumventing a state law regarding transgender athletes. “This Irving ISD Administrator should be fired on the spot,” Abbott wrote on X after an undercover video appeared…R.E. Wermus -
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Trump’s DEI Executive Order—Good for Blacks, Good for America
An ongoing principle of America’s democratic republic is e pluribus unum. Out of many, one. We honor and respect the uniqueness of every citizen. But we also have a common turf, a common set of transcendent values, that brings us together and we become one nation. Sometimes, cracks appear. Sometimes, they grow and get larger…Star Parker -
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Abysmal National Report Card Shows Why Education Reforms Are Badly Needed in US
The policies coming out of Washington, D.C., have the potential to affect Americans who have not even been born yet, whether for good or bad. The latest National Report Card from the National Assessment of Educational Progress paints an abysmal picture of education across the U.S. The report card is published every two years and…Virginia Allen -
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‘Bureaucrats are Still Hiding’: How Is ATF Implementing Trump’s Executive Order on DEI?
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives asserts that it is in full compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend federal DEI policies and place chief diversity officers on paid leave despite what a Second Amendment group noted. The ATF listed Lisa T. Boykin as a chief diversity officer for the agency…Fred Lucas -
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Costco’s Wholesale Refusal to Cut DEI Draws Warning From 19 States
It’s a shrinking club, but there are still headstrong CEOs who refuse to bend to the anti-woke winds. None have grabbed more headlines than Costco, the big box holdout who’s clinging to diversity, equity, and inclusion while a stampede of businesses run the other way. After voting down a shareholder resolution last Thursday to return…Suzanne Bowdey -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Expand School Choice
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Tim Scott of South Carolina are celebrating National School Choice Week by introducing a bill to empower businesses and individuals to fund education choice for students. Introduced Wednesday, the Educational Choice for Children Act provides a charitable donation incentive for individuals and businesses to…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Mike Lee Introduces ACE Act to Promote School Choice
Later today, Sen. Mike Lee will introduce in the Senate the Achieving Choice in Education (ACE) Act, legislation that will bolster parental rights. The ACE Act increases tax exemptions for families to make private school or homeschooling more affordable for parents and encourages states to adopt school choice programs. The move comes as more states…Jacob Adams -
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Why Is the Department of Education Still Offering a ‘Nonbinary’ Gender Marker on Student Aid Applications?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that there are two sexes, male and female, and the federal government will operate by that truth. Yet the Department of Education is still hosting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid with options for students to select a “nonbinary" gender identity. A source sent The Daily…Tyler O’Neil -
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2025 Will Be the Tipping Point for School Choice
As the nation celebrates National School Choice Week, the school choice movement is on the cusp of hitting a major milestone. By the end of 2025, it is likely that more than half of K-12 students nationwide will be eligible for private school choice. In the past five years, the number of students benefitting from…Jason Bedrick