DeVos: To fix education, ‘Embrace the family as the sovereign sphere that it is’
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pointed to reforms enacted by theologian turned prime minister Abraham Kuyper and said U.S. education should “go Dutch.”
President Donald Trump’s budget reduces the U.S. Department of Education’s overall budget by 13.5 percent including the elimination of 20 preK-12 programs.
Three Things Trump’s Executive Order on K-12 Education Does
Shane Vander Hart: President Trump’s executive order is a good step to reduce federal control in education, but does not promise that Feds will pull out.
President Donald Trump during a CEO Townhall broke his silence on the Common Core State Standards since taking office in January to reaffirm his promises.
Shane Vander Hart: The Trump Administration should be commended for rescinding the President Obama’s school bathroom directive for transgendered students.
Iowa’s Senators Respond to Confirmation of Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions
Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley respond to the confirmations of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education and Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.
Betsy DeVos: Time to Put An End to the Federalized Common Core
President-elect Donald Trump and his pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, called for the elimination of Common Core and expansion of school choice.
Parents, Activists Press Trump to Keep Campaign Promises on Education
Parents and activists are pressing President-Elect Donald Trump to keep promises he made to end Common Core and to decrease the federal role in education.
Shane Vander Hart: President Barack Obama will allow boys in girls’ locker rooms at school, force hospitals to provide abortions, and change who gets overtime by rule, not law.
Obama’s Unconstitutional Power Grab Over School Bathrooms
The Obama Administration says all schools receiving Title IX money must allow access to sex-segregated activities and facilities based on gender identity.