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In the winter of 2020–2021, after the election of President [[Joe Biden]] but prior to his inauguration in January, the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] carried out several eleventh-hour appointments, including filling the NBES board where vacancies had existed for several years. Many of these appointment choices were harshly criticized by education organizations for a lack of academic or educational research credentials.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump Appointments to NBES Raise Serious Concerns on Appropriate Expertise on Education Research |url= https://www.aera.net/Newsroom/AERA-Highlights-E-newsletter/AERA-Highlights-December-2020/Trump-Appointments-to-NBES-Raise-Serious-Concerns-on-Appropriate-Expertise-on-Education-Research |publisher= American Educational Research Association |date= December 2020 |access-date= 29 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=President Trump Appoints Eight Members to NBES |publisher= Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences |url=https://fabbs.org/2020/12/president-trump-appoints-eight-to-nbes/ |date= 15 December 2020 |access-date= 29 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sparks |first=Sarah D. |date=2020-12-14|title=Researchers Balk at Trump's Last-Minute Picks for Ed. Science Board |url=https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/researchers-balk-at-trumps-last-minute-picks-for-ed-science-board/2020/12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126024816/https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/researchers-balk-at-trumps-last-minute-picks-for-ed-science-board/2020/12 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=2020-12-18 |website=Education Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mervis |first=Jeffrey |date=2020-12-11 |title=Researchers decry Trump picks for education sciences advisory board |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/researchers-decry-trump-picks-education-sciences-advisory-board |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107150734/https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/researchers-decry-trump-picks-education-sciences-advisory-board |archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date= 18 December 2020 |website=Science {{!}} AAAS |language=en}}</ref>
In the winter of 2020–2021, after the election of President [[Joe Biden]] but prior to his inauguration in January, the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] carried out several eleventh-hour appointments, including filling the NBES board where vacancies had existed for several years. Many of these appointment choices were harshly criticized by education organizations for a lack of academic or educational research credentials.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump Appointments to NBES Raise Serious Concerns on Appropriate Expertise on Education Research |url= https://www.aera.net/Newsroom/AERA-Highlights-E-newsletter/AERA-Highlights-December-2020/Trump-Appointments-to-NBES-Raise-Serious-Concerns-on-Appropriate-Expertise-on-Education-Research |publisher= American Educational Research Association |date= December 2020 |access-date= 29 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=President Trump Appoints Eight Members to NBES |publisher= Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences |url=https://fabbs.org/2020/12/president-trump-appoints-eight-to-nbes/ |date= 15 December 2020 |access-date= 29 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sparks |first=Sarah D. |date=2020-12-14|title=Researchers Balk at Trump's Last-Minute Picks for Ed. Science Board |url=https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/researchers-balk-at-trumps-last-minute-picks-for-ed-science-board/2020/12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126024816/https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/researchers-balk-at-trumps-last-minute-picks-for-ed-science-board/2020/12 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=2020-12-18 |website=Education Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mervis |first=Jeffrey |date=2020-12-11 |title=Researchers decry Trump picks for education sciences advisory board |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/researchers-decry-trump-picks-education-sciences-advisory-board |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107150734/https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/researchers-decry-trump-picks-education-sciences-advisory-board |archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date= 18 December 2020 |website=Science {{!}} AAAS |language=en}}</ref>


In May 2021, two of the new NBES appointees, [[Steve Hanke]] and [[John Yoo]], both professors, published a commentary in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', arguing that their Board commission documents and those of others had been duly signed and certified during the Trump administration and sent to the office of the [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]]. Yet, the new Secretary, [[Miguel Cardona]], refused to acknowledge the appointments, deliver the credentials, or facilitate statutorily required Board meetings.<ref>{{cite web |title= Marbury v. the Education Department |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/marbury-v-the-education-department-11621893306?page=1 |work= The Wall Street Journal |first1=Steve H. |last1= Hanke |first2= John |last2= Yoo |date= 24 May 2021 |access-date=29 September 2021 }}</ref> In their ''Wall Street Journal'' commentary, the professors asserted that the circumstances mirrored those of the landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case of [[Marbury v. Madison]].  
In May 2021, two of the new NBES appointees, [[Steve Hanke]] and [[John Yoo]], both professors, published a commentary in ''The Wall Street Journal'', arguing that their Board commission documents and those of others had been duly signed and certified during the Trump administration and sent to the office of the [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]]. Yet, the new Secretary, [[Miguel Cardona]], refused to acknowledge the appointments, deliver the credentials, or facilitate statutorily required Board meetings.<ref>{{cite web |title= Marbury v. the Education Department |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/marbury-v-the-education-department-11621893306?page=1 |work= The Wall Street Journal |first1=Steve H. |last1= Hanke |first2= John |last2= Yoo |date= 24 May 2021 |access-date=29 September 2021 }}</ref> In their ''Wall Street Journal'' commentary, the professors asserted that the circumstances mirrored those of the landmark 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case of [[Marbury v. Madison]].  


In July 2021, the [[Pacific Legal Foundation]] claimed that they had obtained emails from [[White House]] officials confirming that Department of Education officials were in possession of the credentials and that the foundation had sent a demand letter on behalf of Hanke and Yoo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Agency bureaucrats can't ignore Marbury v. Madison|url= https://pacificlegal.org/agency-bureaucrats-cant-ignore-marbury-v-madison/ |date= 16 July 2021 |first=Jessica |last=Thompson |access-date= 29 September 2021 }}</ref>  
In July 2021, the [[Pacific Legal Foundation]] claimed that they had obtained emails from [[White House]] officials confirming that Department of Education officials were in possession of the credentials and that the foundation had sent a demand letter on behalf of Hanke and Yoo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Agency bureaucrats can't ignore Marbury v. Madison|url= https://pacificlegal.org/agency-bureaucrats-cant-ignore-marbury-v-madison/ |date= 16 July 2021 |first=Jessica |last=Thompson |access-date= 29 September 2021 }}</ref>