Education policy received little to no attention during much of the presidential campaign. But, in the final phase, Donald Trump was asked during a “Fox & Friends” interview how he would fix schools.

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When business leaders are deciding whether to jump into addressing societal issues — with words or deeds — they need to weigh two things: whether and how to act. A new report from BiGS lays out ...

Nearly 45% of the roughly 90 million self-proclaimed evangelical Christians in the United States who are eligible to vote “fail to vote in Presidential election cycles,” and 15 million are not ...

In a rousing speech kicking off his run for Virginia's highest office, Bob McDonnell told a room full of Republican supporters about his plans to jump-start the economy, lower college costs, reduce ...

A student holds a sign opposing book bans at a rally protesting moves by school boards and the Florida Legislature to remove books from school library shelves and limit education on race and LGBTQ+ ...

Education policy received little to no attention during much of the presidential campaign. But, in the final phase, Donald Trump was asked how he would fix schools. His reply: “No transgender, no ...

Over the last three years, there has been a coordinated and intentional political strategy targeting public schools. Education policy received little to no attention during much of the presidential ...