InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
Department of Education
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
DOGE and the Department of Education
The elimination of controversial diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs has become a government-wide priority under the Trump Administration, and the Department of Education is no exception. A January 23…
Linda McMahon to Education May Choke Foreign Influence Operations on Campus
Beyond expected opposition from teachers unions and others entrenched in the current educations system, Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee for secretary of education, will need to address foreign influence and intrigue…
Ending the Department of Education: Background
The Department of Education is back in the national spotlight because President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to work toward dismantling it. As usual, anything Trump proposes—good or bad—receives immediate and…
Ending the Department of Education: The Good
As is usually the case at the beginning of government expansion, the origins at least were noble. The public schools in the South had been segregated for nearly 100 years.
Ending the Department of Education: The Bad
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) significantly expanded of the federal government’s role in public education, with disastrous results: Teachers felt intense pressure to “teach to the test,” emphasizing…
Ending the Department of Education: The Ugly
Shrinking ED would undoubtedly be a complex and controversial process, and we would likely see significant media outcry along the way, which we are already witnessing with just the possibility…
The DOGE Files
The DOGE Files is an ongoing Capital Research Center project to document some of the most egregious examples of the government’s careless use of federal tax dollars. As longtime experts…
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The Hidden History of Biden’s Title IX Butchery
The Biden Administration recently made sweeping changes to Title IX that have the potential to change the face of American education forever. These changes to Title IX are the final…