Education Department

Getting to Yes on Covid Relief Spending
The U.S. Education Department’s May 2021 guidance on spending Covid relief aid for K-12…

New Data: School Spending in the Time of Covid
Public school spending increased during fiscal year 2020 even as the coronavirus pandemic kept many schools closed,…

An Educator to Lead the Education Department
In nominating Miguel Cardona as education secretary, President-Elect Joe Biden has delivered on his promise…

Podcast: Behind the Headlines on Betsy DeVos
In the aftermath of Betsy DeVos’s resignation as education secretary, FutureU hosts Jeff…

Reflections on Education Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona
Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona’s remarks accepting Joe Biden’s nomination to become U.S. secretary of…

Guiding Biden’s Transition at the Education Department
This week President-Elect Joe Biden chose Linda Darling-Hammond to lead his U.S. Department of Education…

Why It’s Wrong to Write Off the SIG Program
Twelve state and local evaluations of a federal grant program aimed at turning around struggling…