In back-to-back court orders issued September 10th and September 11th, federal judges in Washington and Rhode Island temporarily blocked a controversial Trump administration policy that would exclude some immigrants from federal programs, including in education. In July, a handful of agencies including the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and…
On September 6, 2025, the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Education Task Force (CCD) provided comments regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) proposed information collection for the mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) for school years 2025-26 and 2027-28. Comment items included:-Reconsider and include data disaggregation on nonbinary students.…
According to Disability Scoop, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) is canceling millions of dollars in grants for special education teacher training, parent resource centers and more saying that they don’t align with Trump administration priorities. In fact, the USDE’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) terminated grants for 25…
A new Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution (CADRE) analysis shows increases in written state complaints and due process complaints but also high mediation agreement rates. According to the analysis, the number of special education written state complaints jumped by 22% in the 2023-24 school year compared to the year prior.…
In an opinion piece, Jacqueline Rodriguez, the CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, a nonprofit that supports people with learning disabilities and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, was joined by Ayan Kishore, the CEO of Benetech, a nonprofit driving accessibility through technological innovation. As Congress debates the future of federal…
A memo to U.S. attorneys and the FBI from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi cited a “disturbing trend” of silencing parents on curriculum issues. As a result, on September 8, 2025 the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) warned that public schools must provide parents with avenues to opt their children out…
As reported by K-12 Dive, on September 9, 2025 the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, after a day-long debate, advanced a bill that would reduce federal Title I funding for low-income schools by 26% and cut the overall U.S. Department of Education (USDE) budget by 15% to $67 billion for fiscal…
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…
An E-rate expansion that allowed schools to use the program’s funds for school bus Wi-Fi and hotspots for students could soon be reversed, pending a vote called for by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr. According to a spokesperson, commissioners can vote on the matter outside of their open…
In a September 3, 2025 news conference, state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Florida will aim to end all vaccine mandates, including those required for schoolchildren. Florida would thus become the first state to not require such vaccinations. Currently, the state requires a variety of immunizations for preschool and K-12…
