"I am shocked that you cannot come up with one example of discrimination that you would stand up for students," said Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA), when Betsy DeVos could not imagine a single situation where she would deny federal dollars to a discriminating school.

Ethereal queen of feminist pop music Beyoncé Giselle Knowles is caping for her fellow women with a scholarship program that would send four bright young minds to college.

Another day, another laughably (if it weren't so upsetting, that is) ignorant statement from Betsy DeVos.

Our new education secretary wants to send students to some kind of school that hasn't been invented yet. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT IS YOUR JOB?

Donald Trump focused in on a misguided discussion of autism with educators and Betsy DeVos.

Betsy DeVos tried to visit a Washington D.C. middle school today, and, well, she didn't exactly get the warmest welcome.

Right on the heels of Betsy DeVos' confirmation as Education Secretary, some Republicans are attempting to do away with the department entirely.

We may have found a new winner for the title of Trump's Worst Nomination Yet.

Listen, Idris, you don't have to impress me. I'd let you be my Valentine without you having to do anything for it. But you just can't help being socially conscious AF, can you? *sigh* Well, I'll tell you something right here and now, Mr. Elba...nothing gets me hotter than raising money for girls' education.

Seeing Michelle Obama's face and hearing her voice cracks as she tells you she believes in you is what we all need right now.

The California State Board of Education voted on new curriculum for social science courses that includes “a study of the role of contributions” of “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans.”

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a test given to eighth grade students in public and private schools nationwide every two years to test their proficiency in various subjects and allow for policymakers and school districts to track skills over time and adjust their policies and teaching methods accordingly. In 2014, NAEP included a test that measure literacy in technology and engineering for the first time, and the results were finally made public today.

The Obama administration is issuing a directive to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity.

Google Argentina shared a video from the Obama visit to Argentina, where Michelle Obama and Argentinian First Lady Juliana Awada spoke about the importance of education to young girls.

Yesterday, Malala Yousafzai spoke to world leaders encouraging them to pledge $1.4 billion this year to help educate Syrian refugee children, highlighting the fact that the 700,000 refugee children currently living in camps in Jordan, Lebanon, and other neighboring countries are out of school. This is of particular importance for Syrian girls, who are often seen as financial burdens to their families, and so are married off at 12 or 13.

Ladies, Gentlemen, and non-binary people of Arizona, listen up! This is, Sylvia Allen, aka the woman who has just been appointed to lead the Arizona State Senate committee that oversees education legislation.

It's amazing to me that this is actually still a "serious discussion" that's happening. But apparently, too many college educators still completely misunderstand trigger warnings, how they're supposed to function, and what they actually do. Here's what they don't do - hinder academic freedom.