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…
On August 1, 2024, the US Senate Appropriations Committee, by a bipartisan vote of 25-3, approved an $80 billion FY 2025 funding plan for the U.S. Department of Education. The funding boost is nearly $1 billion more than the current budget provides. Included in the budget proposal are increases to…
On July 30, 2024 the U.S. Senate, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 91-3 vote, approved two bills aimed at protecting children and teens online. On of the bills, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), establishes that online platforms would have a “duty” to prevent and mitigate certain dangers to minors, including…
On July 30, 2024 the U.S. Senate, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 91-3 vote, approved two bills aimed at protecting children and teens online. On of the bills, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), establishes that online platforms would have a “duty” to prevent and mitigate certain dangers to minors, including…
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…
