Secretary of Education

The Future of Education is at stake in the 2020 Election

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaOctober 29, 2020

Karen Gross, a former college president who once served as a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of Education, told BlackPressUSA that the election’s impact on education would be profound across the early childhood – adult education pipeline.

Education Opinion

School Choice Not the Right Choice for All Students

Dr. Elizabeth Primas Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness CampaignMay 31, 2018

The Trump Administration has proposed to decrease funding to authorized investments for public schools while increasing funding opportunities for school choice programs and private school vouchers. Ninety percent of children in America attend public schools. Increased funding to school choice programs, while reducing funding to public schools is a strategy that leaves behind our most vulnerable students