Education News

• Biden says he thinks Congress can pass parts of broken-up Build Back Better plan
  
  Biden said he believes Congress will support climate and early childhood education policies contained in his Build Back Better plan.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Virginia Gov. Youngkin's smart, conservative education policy is a blueprint for America
  
  Youngkin was elected, in part, because he pledged to bring common sense pragmatism to the state. He said there should be no room for intolerance or discrimination in our classrooms.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Answers to Your Questions About School and the Pandemic
  
  Dana Goldstein, a Times education reporter, weighs in on questions that she hears frequently from parents.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• What Are Your Questions About Schools?
  
  Reporters from The New York Times will try to answer them in the Education Briefing newsletter.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Former Democrat Virginia governor praises Glenn Youngkin's focus on education
  
  Former Virginia Democratic Gov. L. Doug Wilder, the first African-American elected governor of a state since Reconstruction, joined 'Your World' on Monday.
  Fox News.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Michigan Democrats Delete Post Seemingly Mocking Parents Who Want A Say In Public Education
  
  'The client of the public school is not the parent'
  Daily Caller.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Black Women are Leading Student Governments With Intention
  
  In 2020, vast changes in higher education due to racial justice movements and Covid-19 resulted in colleges and universities clamoring to respond with DEI efforts. ...
  Forbes.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Boris Johnson not in danger over parties, says Nadhim Zahawi
  
  As MPs return to Westminster, the education secretary denies an operation to save the PM is in place.
  BBC News.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Former Obama White House advisor Seth Andrew pleads guilty to stealing $218,000 charter school
  
  A former White House education adviser under President Barack Obama has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after being charged with stealing $218,000 Seth Andrew, 42, stole the money from a school
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Parent fury as education chiefs ask two-year-olds if they 'feel' more like a boy or girl
  
  Education chiefs have been criticised for asking children as young as two what their preferred 'gender' is when they fill in the national school census.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Caesars Entertainment (CZR) Partners With MSU Athletics
  
  Caesars Entertainment's (CZR) Caesars Sportsbook turns sports betting partner for MSU Athletics. The partnership emphasizes responsible sports gaming and education for the MSU community.
  Zacks.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Cycling To Work Is Status-Enhancing But Increases Social Inequality, Finds German Study
  
  Study by a German researcher examines the socioeconomic status of those who cycle to work and found that those who had completed secondary education were more likely to cycle for transportation than those who hadn't completed Abitur.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022.
• Pandemic-era virtual learning threatens K-12 standardized testing
  
  An unlikely mix of conservatives, liberals, homeschoolers and teachers unions are citing pandemic-era virtual education as a reason to end K-12 standardized testing. ...
  Washington Times.  Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022.
• Cardona: Schools expected to get more COVID tests "early next week"
  
  Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told "CBS Mornings" that keeping schools open "is vital for our students."
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022.
• Education Department denies claim that Cardona solicited letter linking parents, domestic terrorism
  
  The Education Department denied Tuesday that Secretary Miguel Cardona solicited last year’s much-criticized letter from the National School Boards Association linking rowdy parents at public meetings to domestic terrorism. ...
  Washington Times.  Tuesday, 11 Jan 2022.

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