Trump nominates Linda McMahon to lead Education department
President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Department of Education. McMahon is co-leader of Trump's transition team. She is considered the front-runner to lead the Commerce Department, with transition team co-leader Howard Lutnick expected to be nominated for the role. McMahon previously led the Small Business Administration during President […]
Labour plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England ‘unlikely to work’ | Early years education
The government's plan to use spare capacity in England's primary schools to create 100,000 new nurseries is “unlikely to succeed”, according to a study. The study attributes this to a geographic mismatch between capacity and demand, but leaders in the field say that staffing, providing sleeping places for the youngest children, They have expressed concerns […]
Catholic Education ‘Formed Who I Am’
ROME — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's White House press secretary, Caroline Leavitt, credits her Catholic school education with instilling pro-life values, discipline and the importance of public service. Levitt is the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history. I was grateful President Trump nominated her to the post this week and believed in her. […]
Special education teacher resigns, apologizes after viral video threatening Trump voters
A special education teacher in Connecticut has resigned after a video went viral of him yelling profanities and threatening violence and harm to supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. The viral video purportedly shows Cheshire educator Annie Dunleavy threatening to “handle” Trump supporters. “Just because you won doesn't mean we won't remember who you voted for,” […]
ISAIAH HANKEL: Trump Puts Bureaucrats Behind America’s Bungled Education System On Notice
With President-elect Donald Trump back in Washington, D.C., there's a new sheriff in town and all eyes are on leaders of the higher education system. Last week's presidential election sent a clear message to university presidents sitting in their ivory towers that the time for decisive reform in higher education is now. But not by […]
Trump’s plan to nuke the Department of Education: Can he pull it off?
Donald Trump is wasting no time in laying out ambitious policies for his next term. We're seeing a flurry of policy announcements, cabinet appointments, and strategic moves that show he's not just making campaign promises, but preparing for significant change. For the first time in decades, the next four years could be one of the […]
Oklahoma's Ryan Walters announces advisory committee to streamline Trump's education changes
Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Monday that the Education Advisory Council will aim to monitor and proactively implement education reforms by the incoming Trump administration, including the potential elimination of the federal Department of Education. . “Thanks to President-elect Donald Trump, who has fearlessly championed efforts to remove the federal bureaucracy that shuts communities […]
Here’s what Trump’s win means for schooling in America — and the Education Department
President-elect Donald Trump has big plans for American education. When asked what Republicans were thinking, Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said: said Time Magazine: “The American people re-elected President Trump by a wide margin and gave him a mandate to deliver on the promises he made during his campaign. He is sure to do so.” […]
State education chief ‘on GOP radar’ launches gameplan for nixing cabinet department
Exclusive: As President-elect Donald Trump privately selects his cabinet, a state official rumored to be on the shortlist for education secretary has announced plans to move the department's responsibilities to states and parents. Fox News Digital has learned that the plan has been announced. In a memo to Oklahoma parents and school administrators, Oklahoma Superintendent […]
Special education teacher groomed, sexually assaulted 13-year-old boy in classroom, provided weed to him: Police
A California special education teacher has been accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student. A Los Angeles teacher had sex with an underage boy in his classroom and provided him with marijuana, police said. On Thursday, Los Angeles police arrested Colleen Jo Matarico, 43. Matariko is being held on $1.3 million bail. Police […]