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Earlier this year, I wrote about a new, online EPP. Here is the article. The applications are now open.
Education wonks will find this news out of DC interesting. Secretary McMahon announced that Penny Schwinn will serve as a senior advisor and chief strategist to the U.S. Department of Education. President Trump had nominated Schwinn to serve as Deputy Secretary of Education, but Schwinn withdrew her nomination and will now serve in this different role.
Education Week is reporting, “Schwinn had called culture war battles over gender and race instruction ‘extraneous politics’ and said a lack of civility over divisive culture issues factored into her decision to step down from her post in Tennessee. Some vocal conservative groups had called for her nomination to be rescinded, although many education experts on both sides of the aisle had praised her nomination.”
The legislature reconvened this week to take up the 14 bills Gov. Josh Stein vetoed during its weekslong break. So far, eight bills have been overridden and became law.
Some of the new laws allow nonpublic school employees to carry firearms (House Bill 193), change charter school oversight structure (Senate Bill 254), and allow parents to prevent their children from checking out certain school library books (House Bill 805).
The House did not take up the vetoes on bills that would ban DEI from public K-12 schools, public higher education, and state agencies.
The legislature will reconvene on August 26.
Superintendent Mo Green and Chair of the State Board Eric Davis issued the following statement:
We have received official notification from the U.S. Department of Education that previously frozen federal education funds for North Carolina have arrived. This includes over $130 million in Title I-C, II-A, III-A and IV-A funding that our schools, educators and students have been counting on.
With this release, North Carolina students and educators will have access to funds for a variety of uses including English language instruction, professional development for thousands of teachers, services for migratory students and academic enrichment programs. We appreciate the efforts of all who advocated for the release of these funds.
While the delay created unnecessary uncertainty, we can now focus on what matters most — providing excellent educational opportunities for all North Carolina public school students.
Enjoy this last summer weekend before the back to school push begins.
Need to know
The Department of Education has yet to open the 2025 application for its childcare subsidy program for student parents
More on the status of Child Care Access Means Parents in School, or CCAMPIS—a $75 million federal grant program designed to help low-income parents in college pay for childcare both on and off campus.... Read the rest
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Justice Department Releases Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination
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Senators—Including Republicans—Reject All of Trump’s Proposed Education Cuts
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WS/FCS asks state lawmakers for financial help, likely to make more budget cuts
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Trump's Ed Dept. backtracked on funding twice; the first had a big impact on one NC school
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Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows
