"The 250th anniversary of our nation's founding needs not be only a great day of fireworks, barbecues, and reflection on our beginnings and blessings," @AimeeGuidera writes. #Freedom250
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"This ruling may have implications for school districts that allow students to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity," @NickMinock reports.
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Only 1 in 4 eighth graders show proficiency in civics today.
With America’s 250th just days away, it’s time to reconnect students with the values that built our country.
ICYMI: @EDSecMcMahon discussed the rationale for "co-administering" programs with other agencies until the federal Department of Education is officially shut down.
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"America First Legal filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing Fairfax County Public Schools of violating parents' constitutional rights," @LRacheldG reports.
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"Matt Haas has resigned — and this all comes from the arrest of two school employees that occurred over the past year," Uriah Kiser reports.
MORE: https://t.co/X22hkABcU7 via @VirginiaInsider
On today’s 54th anniversary of Title IX, the Trump Administration is making clear that we will not back down from protecting women and girls.
Today, @usedgov opened four investigations in Maryland for alleged violations of the law.
ICYMI: "A two-day law enforcement presence at Swanson Middle School is renewing scrutiny of how incidents are disclosed to families..."
STAY TUNED: We'll soon have more details unearthed via FOIA.
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President Trump tasked me with fulfilling an overhaul that the American people want to see.
Gone are the days where we are fighting for a bureaucratic building in Washington, D.C. over our students and their long-term success.
“The Trump Administration has been clear: as we scale back federal micromanagement when it hinders success, we are equally committed to bolstering the efficacy of federal oversight where it is essential,” said @EDSecMcMahon.
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"More than 900 parents in Henrico County petitioned the school board to adopt a screen time policy, and roughly 1,390 Chesterfield County parents and 160 Richmond parents asked districts to pull devices for grades K-2."
MORE: https://t.co/pfeSXu26Q2 via @GovTechNews
"As the nation's monumental 250th birthday draws near, the U.S. Department of Education has officially concluded a massive, nationwide push to revitalize civics instruction," @EdNewsVA reports.
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"Juneteenth asks us to remember a hard-won freedom and that, as the University of Illinois Chicago researcher Danny Martin has shown, Black learners are brilliant," @BlkStudentFund writes. #Juneteenth2026
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The Department of Education is a pass-through entity for federal dollars.
It doesn’t educate a single student or hire a single teacher.
The money it sends to states for education can be sent directly, without waste.
"As we conclude the History Rocks! Tour after visits in all 50 states, I am deeply grateful to the students, educators, and school communities who welcomed us," @EDSecMcMahon said on Wednesday.
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