United States Law, part of Johnson's War on Poverty
Introduction The United States Constitution does not mention education. From our nation’s infancy, Congress generally adhered to the principle that the federal government had no authority to undertake functions and…
Over the last two days, I wrote about two proposals designed to address learning loss due to COVID-19 school closures. On Monday, I discussed the idea of requiring disadvantaged students…
On March 14, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order that directed all public schools to close to students for at least two weeks. He further directed the N.C. Department…
Introduction North Carolina’s K-12 public school finance system is broken. And efforts to fix it have been at least a decade in the making. This paper highlights the problems with…
Neal McCluskey writes for the libertarian Cato Institute about the potential danger of increasing the federal government’s role in school choice. He focuses on the $5 billion scholarship program proposed…
Christopher Beach writes at RealClearEducation about a refreshing approach from U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. State lawmakers around the country are pushing bold and ambitious education reform plans and Education…
Interesting article over at The Daily Tar Heel over the possibility that North Carolina might lose Title I funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which is the replacement for No ChildLeft Behind:…
Yesterday, the Senate voted on a motion on the House-passed bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through fiscal 2015 (HR 240). The Senate needs to begin…
House Committee Approves ESEA Re-authorization; White House Responds Last week, the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted along party lines (21-16) to advance the Student Success Act (HR 5)…
Today is the last day for public input on Sen. Alexander’s draft bill that reauthorizes the Elementary Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind). Chairman Alexander and his staff have…
Yesterday the House approved a spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was operating under a continuing resolution set to expire in February. The bill (HR 240)…
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University just published a really helpful overview of the role of the federal government in education. Reading, Writing, and Regulations: A Survey of the…