A February 17, 2025 U.S. Department of Education (USDE) $600 million cut in “divisive” teacher training grants will do great harm to partnerships that support the teacher pipeline. Despite teacher shortages across the country, the cost-cutting measures led by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), will significantly hamper efforts to…
On Monday, February 24, 2025. a federal judge said the Trump administration failed to explain why the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) needed “sweeping access” to the agency’s systems. The judge blocked the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) from allowing workers affiliated with DOGE, from accessing the agency’s sensitive student…
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 Thursday, February 20, 2025. Linda McMahon’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of Education advanced with the approval of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which voted 12-11 along party lines. McMahon previously appeared before the committee February 13th for a 2 ½ hour confirmation hearing where she spoke…
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…
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…
As reported by KL-12 Dive, in her February 13th confirmation hearing U.S. education secretary nominee Linda McMahon told a Senate panel that, if confirmed, she would not defund public schools but would seek to reform the U.S. Department of Education by reducing federal bureaucracy and bringing schools back to the…
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…
The date has been set for U.S. Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon's hearing for her to serve as It will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10 AM ET at 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Click here for live video of the hearing.
