Department of Education communications with Florida-based lobbying firm Ballard Partners during 2017. American Oversight sought these records to determine Ballard's influence on the department's policies.

Department of Education communications regarding the teacher strikes and protests of 2018 from the Office of the Secretary, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Office of Communications and Outreach. American Oversight requested these records to help ascertain Education officials’ responses to, positions on, and activities related to the teacher strikes.

Records from the Department of Education in response to American Oversight's request for performance agreements entered into with anyone acting as the Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid.

The Department of Education stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications between agency and White House officials involved in the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

FOIA request to the Department of Education seeking performance agreements entered into with anyone acting as the Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid.

FOIA request to the Department of Education seeking data concerning the Office for Civil Rights’ staffing levels for FY 2018-2020.

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FOIA to the Department of Education for communications with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the White House.

FOIA request to the Department of Education seeking email communications containing key terms relating to the coronavirus and the reopening of schools.

FOIA request to the Department of Education seeking data on nationwide cases and deaths related to Covid-19 in schools.