On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Senate's Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee advanced four key children’s online safety bills. Those bills now head to the Senate floor for a vote. One of the bills, the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), addresses how to best protect youth online, particularly pertaining…
On August 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule that would effect a major change in federal standards for how Head Start programs should operate resulting in a huge reduction of regulations, oversight, funding, and involvement in a number of key areas.…
As reported by K-12 Dive, a federal grant program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy rates has faced sudden changes this summer under the Trump administration — including the abrupt cancellation of 53 of the 66 current grants in late June. Established by Congress in 2010, the bipartisan Teen Pregnancy Prevention…
On August 2, 2026, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, said during a TV interview that American parents should get their children vaccinated against measles, as the surge in infections has reached numbers not seen in the past 35 years. In fact, the US has officially recorded 2,371 confirmed…
The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) is ending the collection of key civil rights data on the nation’s LGBTQ+ students. The result of this action ends the gathering of data and definitions related to the harassment, bullying, and assaults regarding a group of students found to be more at-risk of…
On July 30, 2026, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) approved a bipartisan bill that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) from transferring four of its offices to other federal agencies. The legislation, S. 5046, would specifically block the outsourcing of USDE offices…
On July 27, 2026, a federal judge temporarily prevented the Trump administration’s continued attempts to revoke school-based mental health grants awarded under the Biden administration. The 15 states behind the lawsuit were awarded up to $1 billion in mental health grants that were at risk of being cancelled beginning July…
As a result of a July 20, 2026 immigration-related final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, agency officials will be allowed to deny applications for permanent residency or visa extensions to noncitizens who use school meals and other public benefits like Medicaid or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
As reported by K-12 Dive, on July 23, 2026 the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has rescinded regulations to implement disparate impact provisions under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Those regulations have been used to investigate school districts…
According to NBC News, on July 24, 2026 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the U.S. has logged 2,318 measles cases in the first seven months of this year, surpassing last year’s total of 2,289. It’s the largest number of measles cases the U.S. has seen in…
