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FILE - U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona offers remarks at the first-ever Back-to-School Night at the White House on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Biden’s education chief says he avoided ‘culture wars’ despite goading from GOP governors

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

Hispanic American education priorities illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Cardona’s bus tour misses the mark on Hispanic American education priorities

By Valeria Gurr

The Biden-Harris Department of Education has weaponized its Office of Enforcement

By Thomas Jones

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, right, laughs with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, during a tour of electric school buses at Meridian High School in Falls Church, Va., May 20, 2022. Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states are receiving grants totaling nearly $1 billion to purchase nearly 2,500 &quot;clean&quot; school buses under a new federal program. The Biden administration is making the grants available as part of a wider effort to accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and reduce air pollution near schools and communities. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Teachers unions to join Education Department officials on battleground state tour

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during an interview, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

GOP attorneys general file Hatch Act complaint against Biden’s education secretary

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt at Madison College, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP demands Biden block student loan forgiveness for campus protesters

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona participates in a roundtable discussion with students from Dartmouth College, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, on the school's campus, in Hanover, N.H. Fallout from the Israel-Hamas war has roiled campuses across the U.S. and reignited a debate over free speech. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Biden’s education secretary defends biological males in girls’ bathrooms

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

New York City Police officers set up barricades around gathered members of the press outside the Columbia University campus, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Education Department probing Columbia University over protests, treatment of Jewish students

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt at Madison College, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senators blame ‘inexcusable failure of leadership’ for Biden’s college aid fiasco

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Republican senators call for federally funded schools to protect Jewish students

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at the Department of Education, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Education secretary considers ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni

By Collin Binkley and Carole Feldman - Associated Press

President Joe Biden smiles during a news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. On Friday, July 14, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Biden was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors in June 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden cancels $39 billion in student loans on heels of Supreme Court ruling

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right. The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms. Education Department officials on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, called the new plan a “student loan safety net" that will prevent borrowers from getting overloaded with debt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks before former President Donald Trump at a rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

House GOP sharpens knives for probes, tells senior Biden officials to get ready to testify

By Joseph Clark and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens as President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden administration relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

In this file photo, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 27, 2022. The Biden administration proposed a dramatic rewrite of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, June 23, moving to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct. The proposal was announced on the 50th anniversary of the Title IX women’s rights law. Cardona said Title IX has been “instrumental” in fighting sexual assault and violence in education. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Republicans call for transparency on Education Dept. spending at colleges that restrict free speech

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at an event at the department's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Use COVID-19 relief funds to hire teachers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

First Lady Jill Biden smiles as she is introduced before speaking during the American Federation of Teachers convention, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Jill Biden, education chief to kick off summer learning tour

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

In this file photo, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 27, 2022. The Biden administration proposed a dramatic rewrite of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, June 23, moving to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct. The proposal was announced on the 50th anniversary of the Title IX women’s rights law. Cardona said Title IX has been “instrumental” in fighting sexual assault and violence in education. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden administration Title IX overhaul seeks to extend protections to transgender students

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 30, 2021, file photo, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration is moving to relax the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Senate Republicans expand inquiry into DOJ school-board memo to include Education Department

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times