A high-stakes lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra, is currently making its way through the courts, threatening crucial protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This federal lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general against the Biden Administration's updated disability discrimination regulation, challenges two aspects of that…
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Denver Public Schools filed suit over the Trump administration’s new policy allowing immigration raids on school grounds. In Denver Public Schools v. Noem the plaintiff is seeking to undo the January 21, 2025 executive order that allows immigration enforcement actions at “sensitive” locations such as…
On February 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has approximately $881 million in multiyear research contracts, which are expected to affect data accuracy and the implementation of evidence-based practices. The contracts terminated by the Education Department’s Institute of Educational Sciences include 29 related to diversity, equity and inclusion…
On January 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) directing school districts and colleges to follow the 2020 Title IX rule for investigating sex discrimination in schools, closing the chapter on a Biden administration rule that faced much legal turmoil. Subsequently, a February…
On February 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened Title IX investigations into a middle and high school athletics association and two universities that it says have allowed transgender women and girls to participate on teams corresponding with their gender identity. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic…
On February 5, 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring transgender girls and women from participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity, a move that has drawn condemnation from LGBTQ+ advocates and praise from conservatives. The order says the federal government will rescind all funds…
On January 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) directing school districts and colleges to follow the 2020 Title IX rule for investigating sex discrimination in schools, closing the chapter on a Biden administration rule that faced much legal turmoil. The letter from…
A January 27, 2025 memo issued by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) serves as a Q&A document to shed light on the impacts regarding the pause in federal funding. While this is a developing situation, the clicking on this attachment will help provide clarification that Medicaid is…
On January 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced that it is eliminating its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, a move tied to President Donald Trump’s directives to purge DEI from the federal government. The USDE said it has “removed or archived” hundreds of outward-facing documents, including…
On January 8, 2025. U.S. Ed. Sec. Miguel Cardona sent a letter to Chief State School Officers, Administrators of Lead Agencies, School District Administrators, and Early Childhood Program and School Leaders reminding them of their collective responsibility to ensure that all children are educated in learning environments that are safe,…
