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This afternoon, senior White House and U.S. Department of Education (ED) officials laid out plans to transfer major K–12 and higher education programs to other federal agencies through a series of interagency agreements — with more changes potentially on the way. 👉 Read our full analysis, where we’ve broken down what was announced and what to watch next: https://whitebd.co/4pcu7mQ

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Last week, W/A CEO Ben Wallerstein sat down with former U.S. Education Secretaries Arne Duncan and Margaret Spellings on the mainstage at ASU+GSV Summit. 📣 In a moment that is often typified by partisan politics, the conversation focused on where the education community can align on the most pressing challenges we face today. 💡 Secretary Spellings made the case that “there's really a lot more in common than there is that divides us, especially around education.” So where should we be focusing attention, and what does a bipartisan agenda look like in practice? 🔍 Secretary Duncan summed it up this way: “Access to high-quality early childhood education, which is arguably the best investment we can make. A focus on third or fourth grade reading scores, which we know is critical. Raising high school graduation rates and rigor. And then raising college completion rates.” The panel also took on big questions about the state vs. federal role in K-12 education, whether the “college for all” push had waned in relevance, and the massive pendulum swing on the science of reading in the quarter century post-No Child Left Behind. 👓 You can check out the full video of the session here: https://whitebd.co/4dUTzel #ASUGSVSummit #Education #K12Education #HigherEducation