Federal education policy under the Trump administration
Past Event
The federal government has been involved in public schools for decades. Yet, the relationship between the federal government and the states has evolved and recalibrated regularly over that period.
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election is widely viewed as a signal of change for the federal government’s role in American society generally, and education in particular. Following on the heels of the recent enactment of the new Every Student Succeeds Act in December of 2015, which once again rewrote the rules of the federal government’s role in the nation’s schools, the future of federal education policy is now fluid and uncertain.
On January 4, the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings hosted a public forum examining the history and future of federal education policy. The event, marking the culmination of the Memos to the President on the Future of Education Policy series, convened leaders and scholars with a variety of perspectives to discuss the federal government’s involvement with public schools.
Agenda
Introduction
Michael Hansen
Senior Fellow - Brown Center on Education Policy
The Herman and George R. Brown Chair - Governance Studies
Overview of the Federal Role
Douglas N. Harris
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy
Professor and Chair, Department of Economics - Tulane University
Panel Discussion
Arne Duncan
Former Brookings Expert
Former Secretary of Education (2009-2015)
Managing Partner - Emerson Collective
Lindsay Fryer
Vice President - Penn Hill Group
Gerard Robinson
Resident Fellow, Education Policy Studies - American Enterprise Institute
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