While the biggest news from the 2018 midterms elections was Democrats’ takeover of the House of Representatives, the results painted another picture for education experts: Ed policy is no longer centered on the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Instead, Education Week reporter Daarel Burnette said, “policy debates have moved out of Washington, D.C. … and into state capitals.”
“The D.C.-centric days of education policymaking are over with,” Burnette said at a Friday panel event in Washington.
