Misinformation erodes trust, which in turn impacts communication between parents and teachers, students and teachers, and parents and administrators. In fact, a 2004 NSPRA survey found that 96% of respondents said the spread of false information is an issue for school districts today and 78% said their school system had…
On March 5, 2025, the nation’s largest educator union filed suit to challenge the U.S. Department of Education’s(USDE) directive to cease diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The lawsuit is in response to a strict Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter (DCL) that educators and education policy experts worried would severely curb student…
On Monday, March 3, 2025. Linda McMahon was confirmed as the new U.S. Secretary of Education. Her first order of business will be the downsizing and possible elimination of the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). McMahon's confirmation was on the same date that USDE workers were given an opportunity to…
On February 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a frequently asked questions document to answer anticipated questions that may be raised in response to the Dear Colleague Letter: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in Light of Students for Fair Admissions…
On March 3, 2025, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., published a policy statement in the Federal Register that rescinds the current policy (also known as the Richardson Waiver) of requiring new rules and regulations to be open to public comment before they…
On February 25, 2025, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) alleging that the agency’s recent guidance barring schools from considering race in any of their programs and policies or undertaking diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is unconstitutional. In its suit, the…
On February 27, 2025 the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) opened an online submission tool to collect reports of discrimination based on race or sex in public K-12 schools. EndDEI.Ed.Gov is a public portal for parents, students, teachers and the general public to alert the agency of ”illegal discriminatory practices.”…
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Massachusetts’ Ludlow Public Schools did not infringe upon parents’ rights with a policy that required students’ consent to notify their parents if they preferred using a different name or pronouns at school. The decision in Foote…
States will now be responsible for federal COVID-19 emergency payments before seeking reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Education, the agency said in updated guidance issued on February 19, 2025. However, shortly thereafter schools were informed that he deadline has now been extended for an extra 14 months — or…
On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Acting Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor sent a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to colleges, universities, and Pre-K-12 schools informing them that they had two weeks to comply with a new U.S. Department of Education (USDE) requirement to…
