Measles infections in several states have school and health officials concerned as fears grow of possible widespread outbreaks. The potentially fatal disease had been declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000. Sadly, vaccine skeptics, fed by misinformation by conspiracy theorists, have caused vaccination rates to decline, causing complacency and raising…
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.”…
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…
On February 12, 2025, the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee passed H.R. 649, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, which would amend the National School Lunch Act to allow participating schools to offer lunches with milk choices, including flavored and unflavored organic or non-organic whole, reduced-fat,…
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…
