In a January 24, 2025 statement, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) rescinded all guidance that said school districts could violate civil rights law by implementing book bans. The statement said that removing “age-inappropriate” books from schools is a decision that should be made by parents…
Education associations and immigration advocacy groups have been evaluating what a January 21st U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directive that lifted the practice of avoiding immigration enforcement at locations where students gather would actually mean to schools. In a message posted to its website on Jan. 21, The School…
On the day of his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders to eliminate efforts to provide protections for LGBTQ+ students and increase educational access for Hispanic, Native American, and Black students. In one executive order, Trump directed the U.S. government to only recognize two sexes — male and…
On January 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lifted the practice of avoiding immigration enforcement at locations where students gather. In fact, according to DHS, schools are no longer off limits for immigration enforcement operations since elementary and secondary schools, colleges, hospitals, and churches will no longer…
On January 14, 2025, the U.S, House voted 218-206 to ban transgender girls and women from girls’ sports in federally-funded schools by amending Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions. This bill, the first federal anti-trans law brought to a vote in the…
On January 8, 2025. U.S. Ed. Sec. Miguel Cardona sent a letter to Chief State School Officers, Administrators of Lead Agencies, School District Administrators, and Early Childhood Program and School Leaders reminding them of their collective responsibility to ensure that all children are educated in learning environments that are safe,…
Miguel Cardona, the nation’s 12th education secretary, led the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) since the spring of 2021, at a time when only about half of public school students had returned to full-time, in-person learning due to COVID-19 closures. Regardless, he set high goals for student academic achievement, expansion…
The Lakewood City Schools located in Lakewood, Ohio is looking for a new Director of Pupil Services for the 2025-26 school year. As longtime NAPSA member (since 2011) NAPSA member and NAPSA Spotlight September 2023 honoree Lisa Bruening retires from her position in July, Lakewood has been conducting a search…
According to a report from the Bipartisan Policy Center, a nonprofit that works with Democrats and Republicans on legislation, increased access to youth behavioral health and substance abuse services is a dire need. The report recommends efforts to help meet the need, which include the following: -Schools should partner with…
On Thursday, January 9, 2025 a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s Title IX rule nationwide, declaring that the regulations violated the U.S. Constitution. The rule, released last April, offered protections for the first time for LGBTQI+ students and employees at federally funded schools and colleges by prohibiting discrimination…
