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Want the status of bills, court cases, and presidential actions moving toward ending the US Department of Education? Check out End Fed Ed Watch for March! cato.org/blog/end-fed-e…

Why It’s Good News That Student Loans Are Moving From Education to Treasury Cato CEF's @Gillen_Andrew_J explains. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/… @CatoInstitute

If Texas excludes Islamic schools, it isn’t school choice | Opinion houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo… via @houstonchron

Ironically, the Constitution gives the feds no authority to "supercharge our civics education." edweek.org/teaching-learn… Education is one of innumerable things left to the people and states.

Why are we paying for these kinds of messages? I thought this department was going away.

Excluding Islamic Schools Defeats the Purpose of School Choice cato.org/blog/excluding… via @CatoInstitute Thankfully, we got some good news on this today. But not enough.

Are you against school choice but for federal involvement in education, despite the Constitution giving the feds no authority to govern in ed? This is what can happen: wdrb.com/news/politics/…

@JasonBedrick Just in a quick scan I see parents will be limited to a list of approved curricula and will only be able to make purchases through the online marketplace. Bye-bye flexibility, purchasing used materials, trying out new options. And that's just skimming the surface. I'm so baffled.

Excluding Islamic Schools Defeats the Purpose of School Choice cato.org/blog/excluding… via @CatoInstitute Thankfully, there is at least temporary relief.

🚨🚨Good news: A federal court has ruled that Islamic schools must be allowed to apply to participate in the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program & has extended the family application deadline. A win for freedom and equality under the law! click2houston.com/news/local/202…

Should professors at public universities have to post their syllabi? @AndrewGillen weighs in saying yes. highereddive.com/news/public-sy…

Read more about this seriously distorted reporting here: azfreenews.com/2026/03/ladner…

Parents and families play a big role in the educational success of their students. On this episode of EdChoice Chats, our guests are Colleen Hroncich, Lauren May, and Kimberlee Tucker, and they emphasize the importance of parental involvement in a child's learning. edchoice.org/podcast/parent…

A powerful reminder that federal education "help" costs states a lot of $: mattfrendewey.substack.com/p/the-hidden-f… @Principal_Jon @mattfrendewey Discussed here, too: cato.org/downsizing-gov…

I like the minimalism. But where is even that in the Constitution?

Unless authorities in Alabama have evidence this Islamic school is doing something illegal & they can prove it in court, it should be treated no differently from any other school. nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/…

It would be empowering for Kentucky families to have school choice. But constitutionally, federal education tax credits shouldn't exist. fox56news.com/news/kentucky/…

A cautionary student loan tale from South Korea? Korean Students Use Low-Interest Student Loans for Stock, Crypto Investments en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/0…

Have higher education leaders ever said, "That cut would be fine": "But any cuts to Pell would be devastating, higher education leaders say." insidehighered.com/news/governmen… And remember: Taxpayers fund Pell & we have an almost $39 TRILLION national debt.

Polarization in education is not just about bathroom policies, history curricula, or other intensely personal matters. It's about teaching math, too. hechingerreport.org/social-studies…