According to the Chronicle Of Higher Education, on September 10, 2025 the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced its intention to end grant funding for minority-serving institutions, a move affecting hundreds of colleges that serve a disproportionate number of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. The USDE said it…
As reported by NBC News on August 27, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines for fall 2025. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., those shots will be available for a smaller, high-risk group of people which…
According to a notice published on August 22, 2025 in the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) is proposing to remove a requirement for states to collect and report on racial disparities in special education. The data collection, which is part of the annual state application under Part…
The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) said it plans to bring back more than 260 Office for Civil Rights staff that it cut as part of its March reduction in force, returning groups of employees to the civil rights enforcement arm in waves every two weeks September 8 through November…
Statewide universal school meal programs are experiencing financial strain as state legislatures struggle to keep up with the unexpected demand from students eating free meals. According to the Food Research & Action Center, nine states implement their own universal school meal programs. Those states are California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,…
Statewide universal school meal programs are experiencing financial strain as state legislatures struggle to keep up with the unexpected demand from students eating free meals. According to the Food Research & Action Center, nine states implement their own universal school meal programs. Those states are California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,…
The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has quietly rescinded Obama-era guidance that called on states and school districts to ensure English learners “can participate meaningfully and equally” in school and “have equal access to a high-quality education and the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential.” In doing so, the…
In June 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) ruled to restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. In that case, the Court’s decision said a person’s identification as “transgender” is distinct from their “biological sex.” It did not touch on whether discrimination against transgender people amounts to sex-based discrimination. However,…
A federal judge is standing by his June 2025 decision requiring the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) to restore its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) “to the status-quo” so that it can “carry out its statutory functions.” The order, which prevents the USDE from laying off OCR employees, comes despite…
According to a Federal Register notice published August 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) is proposing to abandon data collection on transgender and nonbinary students, including on whether they are victims of harassment and bullying and whether school districts have policies prohibiting those incidents. The changes come as…
