Matt Barnum

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K-12 Education Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

K-12 education reporter @WSJ; previously @Chalkbeat; fake stats vigilante; [email protected]

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法官叫停特朗普政府解散教育部的计划

2 weeks ago | cn.wsj.com | Matt Barnum

周四的这项裁决命令政府恢复那些已被解雇的雇员职位。特朗普政府计划提起上诉。一名联邦法官阻止了特朗普政府旨在瓦解教育部的大规模行动，称此举未经国会同意，实际上掏空了该部门。波士顿的美国地区法官Myong Joun写道：“眼看教育部的雇员不断被解雇，下属部门被调离，直至该部门变成一个空壳，本法院不能坐视不管。”Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8订阅热门文章热门视频
Judge Halts Trump’s Move to Dismantle Education Department

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Matt Barnum |Jan Wolfe

The ruling, which the administration is expected to appeal, said the agency must reinstate employees who were firedA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s wide-scale efforts to dismantle the Education Department, saying it effectively gutted the agency without Congress’s consent.
Divided Supreme Court Blocks Creation of Religious Charter School in Oklahoma

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Jess Bravin |Matt Barnum

The 4-4 vote, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett recusing herself, delivers an unexpected setback for social conservativesThe court divided 4-4 on the case, due to the recusal of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, thereby affirming an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that found it unconstitutional to require the state to fund religious education through its public charter program. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Joe Feldman, the Consultant Who Sparked an ‘Equity’ Revolution in School Grading

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Matt Barnum

Method focuses on what students know and allows them to retake tests and turn in assignments lateSCHENECTADY, N.Y.—A principal-turned-consultant has built a movement—and a business—on overturning how teachers have graded for generations. His alternative: “grading for equity.”Joe Feldman preaches that students should be able to retake tests and redo assignments. There should be no penalties for late work and no grades for homework.
As ‘Grading for Equity’ Movement Grows, More Teachers Are Pushing Back

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Matt Barnum

1 hour agoIn August 2021, a mysterious package from Sarasota, Fla., showed up in Nicole Archer’s mailbox in Manhattan. Dr. Archer hurried upstairs to her cramped Chelsea apartment with the thick envelope in hand and tore it open at her dining table, revealing a legal document she had wondered about for months. …
Supreme Court Weighs Whether States Must Fund Religious Charter Schools

1 month ago | wsj.com | Jess Bravin |Matt Barnum

Case comes as court has lowered some barriers between church and stateWASHINGTON—Since the first charter school opened 33 years ago in St. Paul, Minn., the movement for independently run but publicly financed and supervised education has exploded, now serving nearly four million students. And every one of the nation’s 8,000 charter schools is nonsectarian, because state and federal law has required it.
Supreme Court Weighs Whether States Must Fund Religious Charter Schools

1 month ago | wsj.com | Jess Bravin |Matt Barnum

“It’s abundantly clear that the First Amendment protects religious organizations’ right to participate,” said John Meiser, the head of a religious liberty clinic at the University of Notre Dame law school, which represents a proposed online Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. The state’s Republican attorney general, Gentner Drummond, said that argument turns the charter school concept upside down.
Trump’s DEI Crackdown Sparks Resistance at K-12 Schools

1 month ago | wsj.com | Matt Barnum

Several states are challenging the administration’s moves in courtThe Trump administration recently sent a letter to states nationwide with a demand: Certify that your schools aren’t engaging in what federal officials call illegal diversity, equity and inclusion programs—or risk funding. Several states swiftly pushed back. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In
特朗普正试图瓦解教育部，不管国会同意与否

2 months ago | cn.wsj.com | Matt Barnum

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)没有坐等国会批准解散教育部。甚至在上周签署行政命令指示教育部长琳达·麦克马洪(Linda McMahon)为关闭教育部提供便利前，特朗普政府就已经开始发动瓦解攻势。与处理其他几个联邦机构时一样，这些举措也面临法律挑战，包括周一由一些工会和其他进步组织宣布的两起诉讼。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Trump Is Dismantling the Education Department-With or Without Congress

2 months ago | wsj.com | Matt Barnum

Trump Wants to End the Education Department. Here’s What That Means. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 7:08 Trump Wants to End the Education Department. Here’s What That Means. Play video: Trump Wants to End the Education Department. Here’s What That Means. President Trump isn’t waiting for Congress to dismantle the Education Department.