Education
Image
Education freedom tax credit allows Americans to deduct up to $1,700 for donating to scholarships
The proposed credit, created under Section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the 2025 tax law, is permanent and nonrefundable, and allows individuals to claim up to $1,700 a year and $3,400 for married couples filing jointly. Thirty states have already opted in to what is essentially a "school choice" option. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Just the News "We're doing something wrong. We're failing our students."
Image
Education Department shifts roles to other agencies, further shrinking the agency
Less is more: McMahon has repeatedly said her ultimate goal is to shrink the Department of Education, rendering her job obsolete and "firing herself."
Image
IRS issues rules for education tax credit designed to encourage donations for student scholarships
Thirty states have already opted into program.
Image
Elon Musk on Stanford law student protest: 'Soviet level of indoctrination'
Hundreds of students protested Stanford Law's dean for apologizing to a federal judge whose event was disrupted at the school.
Image
Florida bill would ban diversity programs at public colleges
The measure represents state lawmakers' latest foray into higher education.
Image
Trump vows to break up Department of Education, redistribute its functions to states
Trump's Monday evening speech in the key primary battleground follows an appearance by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the state.
Image
No charges for 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher, authorities confirm
Abby Zwerner was hospitalized on Jan. 6 after the boy brought a 9mm pistol to Richneck Elementary School and shot her.
Image
Top American High School got more than $1 million from groups tied to China
PDE obtained the school's donor list, which revealed that the school had received funds from the Ameson Foundation, Shirble HK and Tsinghua University, all Chinese-affiliated groups.
Image
Teachers union head Randi Weingarten ridiculed for error-ridden tweet against DeSantis
"DeSantis has made Florida so terrible everybody’s moving there," one user said.
Image
Trump to visit Iowa to articulate education policy
Trump announced his leadership team for the critical primary state last month.
Image
Teacher union boss Weingarten goes viral for rant outside SCOTUS over loan forgiveness scrutiny
Conservative justices questioned the fairness of the program, arguing that it was forgiving to some borrowers but not others.
Image
Florida bill aims to strengthen 'Don't Say Gay' law's restrictions on sexual topics in schools
The state's Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have labelled a "Don't Say Gay" measure, bars discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in public school classrooms from grades kindergarten through third.
Image
Sen. Marsha Blackburn says forgiving all student loans would be a 'gift to the rich'
Blackburn and more than 40 of her other colleagues pushed back on Biden's student loan forgiveness plan in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court