WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 06: The U.S. Department of Education headquarters is seen on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump promised during his campaign for the White House to ...

The interdisciplinary field of Education Policy, Sociology and Philosophy critically examines the design, implementation and underlying values of educational systems. Research in this area ...

Education policy is a multifaceted field that examines the design, implementation, and evaluation of governmental strategies aimed at providing equitable, high‐quality education for diverse ...

This is the first in a webinar series brought to you by Education Week subscriptions. Will the U.S. Department of Education be eliminated, and what will that mean for our schools? What’s in store for ...

The Department of Education was established more than 40 years ago in an effort to refine the U.S. school system. But as incoming political leaders, including President-elect Trump, consider ...

U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. The White House wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, and has placed dozens of employees on paid leave with little explanation. Its plan, which it ...

In our previous post, Adapting to HEA Policy Shifts Under the New Administration, we looked at early signs of change in higher education policy. Now, we’re digging into what’s happened so far—and what ...

The 2024 election is finally upon us, and more than 150 million people will be voting for a slew of federal, state, and local officials. If you’ve been paying attention this fall, you’ve heard a lot ...

One of Donald Trump campaign promises was to end the federal Department of Education and change how federal education monies will be distributed, “moving education back to the states.” The Department ...

Expensive and misguided government interventions in education are, whether intended or not, pushing young people away from getting married and starting families—to the long-term detriment of American ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are persistent critics of public K-12 schools and higher education and want to overhaul many aspects of how the ...

It is often said that anything you can say about India, the opposite is equally valid. In recent years, data-driven decision-making has become a buzzword in policymaking circles across sectors in the ...