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Republicans' Love/Hate Relationship with the Ed Department February 25, 2025
President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go....
College Republican Prez Calls Barron Trump an ‘Oddity’ February 19, 2025
The CRA chapter head, Kaya Walker, gives up her post after backlash for comments made to Vanity Fair....
Trump Vowed to Disrupt Higher Ed. Here Are Five Bipartisan Ways to Do It. February 14, 2025
With the Trump Administration poised to make good on its pledge to remake the federal government, higher education is entering a period of immense uncertainty. From aggressive proposals to tax university endowments and calculated efforts to dismantle...
Alphas Have a Chance February 14, 2025
In line with a national push to remove cell phones in schools and a national discussion about social media and its impact on teens and their health and development, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to eliminate the use of phones in sta...
Parents Move Right, Pundits Panic, While Trump Delivers on Education February 07, 2025
While progressive voters, Kamala Harris’s campaign team, and the Pod Save America guys wax poetic and point fingers about November’s election results, President Trump is delivering on his campaign promises to parents—firehose style. My sense is that ...
Linda McMahon and the Deregulation of Education February 05, 2025
A sophisticated 76-year-old with short blonde hair and a genuine smile, you might assume that Linda McMahon the kind of person you’d meet demurely hosting the church potluck. You’d be wrong. If you’ve seen the viral videos of her getting body slammed...
How to Break Public Schools: A Republican Playbook February 05, 2025
The Tennessee General Assembly has never cared whether its constituents support the laws it passes, and it doesn’t care now. We are on our own....
With Republicans in Control, Harvard Fights for Funding February 03, 2025
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has spent the last year investing in relationships with politicians in Washington, avoiding direct confrontation with the threats he has long acknowledged. Now faced with a barrage of funding cuts, Garber may have...
