According to an October 23, 2026 update published in the Federal Register, the Trump administration is no longer recognizing guidance documents, resources for school districts, and civil rights enforcement approaches that aimed to make education more accessible for English learners (ELs), Black and other marginalized students. The U.S. Department of…
The education sector should collaborate more closely with housing, health and community systems to address barriers to homeless students’ learning, according to a series of reports released by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for the Transformation of Schools. The reports analyzed trends in student homelessness in four…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last month the end to desegregation orders affecting dozens of mostly Southern school districts — including many in areas that have seen increasing segregation in recent years or are more racially segregated now than they were in the 1990s, according to a K-12 Dive…
As reported by K-12 Dive, The Trump administration’s sudden cancellation of over 100 federal teacher training grants last year caused at least 127 teacher candidates to drop out of their programs and another 259 accepted candidates to not enroll after all. In fact, survey results released on October 8, 2026,…
According to K-12 Dive, the Trump administration is escalating its crackdown on mental health screenings for students, stressing that the practice doesn’t comply with parental rights laws if school officials administer the screenings without first notifying parents and obtaining their written consent. In fact, on October 5, 2026 a warning…
Despite being seen by some as additional red tape, starting November 1, 2026, all U.S. Department of Education (USDE) grant recipients will be required to have written justification for drawing down pre-approved funding. , According to a September 28, 2026 agency memo. an additional step has been added to add…
According to guidance issued jointly on September 25, 2026 by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), K-12 schools can better prepare for and protect themselves from swatting incidents by developing procedures and training to identify and respond to false threats. Swatting is identified…
On September 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) formally rescinded 2024 Title IX regulations, which for the first time had incorporated LGBTQ+ protections for students and school employees. The agency’s move repeals the 2024 regulations, which had been stopped by the courts. USDE rescinded the 2024 rule, which provided…
According to a September 23, 2026 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, federal calculations for measuring student chronic absenteeism rates are unreliable and improbable. Specifically, the GAO took issue with how the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) counts enrolled students, which is based on a single day count on October…
When free school meals are no longer available to all students, teachers report an increase in student hunger and behavior issues that impact the ability to focus on learning, according to a study published this month by the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. The study analyzed teacher interviews conducted…
