On August 21, 2024, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory warning that America's mental health crisis is weighing heavily on parents who are struggling with economic and societal concerns as they try to raise children. Barriers parents are facing include stressors like gun violence, loneliness, a lack of support…
The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has begun to approve Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) extension requests for American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) funds. Nearly half of the states have requested extensions from one or more of the COVID K-12 emergency funding programs, which set aside $200 billion…
On August 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) rejected a request by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow enforcement of uncontested parts of the Title IX new Title IX final rule in some states where injunctions are in place. The DOJ asked the Court last month to determine whether…
As reported at the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) annual conference, a survey by the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education shows 98% of local special education directors said most relationships with families are positive, and 95% reported that most IEP meetings…
In an August 6, 2024 Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) conference session, U.S. Department of Education (USDE) presenters recommended that local and state school systems replicate and scale evidence-based promising practices for students with disabilities, rather than use new and quick fixes. According to Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy…
The number of high school seniors who completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid stalled this June, spawning fears of enrollment declines this fall, According to the latest analysis from the National College Attainment Network, as of June 28th some 46% of the high school class of 2024 had…
As reported by K-12 Dive, a July 5th regulatory update from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shows the Title IX athletics rule proposal has been moved to a “long-term action” without a rough deadline, meaning the agency doesn’t expect a regulatory action within at least the next year.…
On July 2, 2024, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s final Title IX rule from going into effect in Alaska, Kansas, Utah, and Wyoming raising o 14 the number of states where the controversial rule is now on hold by judicial order. In light of additional legislative challenges…
On June 24, 2024, The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) filed a notice of appeal challenging a federal judge’s decision to temporarily block the Biden administration’s Title IX final rule in four states. The notice was filed in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The June 13, 2024 decision…
According to 2022 fiscal year data, 38 states, territories, and the District of Columbia were categorized as “needs assistance” with regard to implementing special education requirements and improving student outcomes for students ages 3-21 during the year evaluated or for two or more consecutive years. On June 21st, the U.S.…
