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Allen Pratt, director of the National Rural Education Association, talked the impact on rural students of online learning in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many students deal with somet…

Former Obama administration Education Secretaries Arne Duncan and John King discussed education policy and the 2020 election. They talked about a number of education issues, including charte…

Education Week’s Alyson Klein discussed the Trump administration’s proposed education budget cuts for fiscal year 2020 and overall education policy.

Alyson Klein talked about possible changes to U.S. education policy under the Trump administration, as well as Education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos' possible confirmation by the Senate. S…

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) talked about the Every Child Succeeds legislation signed by President Obama, bringing efficiency to the Senate, and the 2016 election. Senator Alexander is the…

Alyson Klein talked about congressional efforts to rewrite the 2001 No Child Left Behind law. She discussed the history and intent of the original law, and changes included in the new versio…

Alyson Klein talked by video from Capitol Hill about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which would rewrite the 2001 No Child Left Behind law.

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on ways to boost failing schools. Alyson Klein talked by phone about the Obama administration’s efforts to make sure more effective teachers end…

Alyson Klein spoke by telephone about the details of the charter schools legislation being debated in the House. She talked about how the bill fits in with the Obama administration’s educati…

Alyson Klein talked by phone about President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request of $68.6 billion for education programs.

Randi Weingarten talked about key issues in education. Her American Federation of Teachers organization is one of the nation’s largest teachers unions. Topics included the common core standa…

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Alyson Klein spoke by phone about the impact of sequestration on education programs and school districts.

Alyson Klein talked about education proposals outlined by President Obama during his State of the Union address. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Education scholars and policy leaders from both political parties discussed education priorities for the Obama administration’s second term. Topics included the prospects for the reauthoriza…

Alyson Klein discussed the effects of sequestration on educational programs. She presented a bleak view of educational programs throughout the nation: freezing pay for teachers, cut to speci…

House Education and Workforce Committee Chair John Kline (R-MN) talked about divisions in Congress over addressing student loan interest rates, which were set to rise to 6.8 percent in July.…

Alyson Klein talked about the Education Department’s funding of schools classified as Title I, i.e., schools and school districts with a high percentage of students from low-income families.…

Education Secretary Arne Duncan talked about the state of the U.S. education system as American students begin to head back to school. He also discussed waivers from the No Child Left Behind…

Alyson Klein talked about about the $100 billion for education in the stimulus bill, including the appropriation of the money, how it can be used, and reaction in the educational community t…