President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 (FY 2027) budget request, released April 3, 2026, includes $8.5 billion in eliminations and consolidations for selected K-12 programs. It would also legislate the transfer of some responsibilities out of the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). “The Budget puts the Department of Education (USDE),…
As reported by the Washington Post, the White House has stepped up its push to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) by moving it out of the building that has been its headquarters. The U.S. Department of Energy will be moving into the building. The move is seen as…
The number of schools identified as low-performing and in need of support and improvement under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A, increased to 7.3% in 2022-23, up from 6.5% in 2019-20, according to a report released last week by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In 2022-23,…
The Trump administration is attempting to gradually shift government supervision of federal student loan debt to the U.S. Treasury Department from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). On March 19, 2026, the agencies signed an agreement to that effect. It is the 10th such contract in President Donald Trump and…
A group of House Republicans are seeking to overturn Plyler v. Doe, a 44-year-old landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ensures all children have access to a public education regardless of their immigration status. The push to overturn the 1982 decision arose during a March 18, 2026 hearing by the…
On March 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the District of Columbia Public Schools violated the civil rights of students with disabilities by denying timely evaluations, individualized placements and reliable transportation, according to results of a year-long investigation. OCR said the district…
As reported by The 74, on March 17, 2026 legislation passed unanimously by the U.S. House Education committee would require states that receive federal literacy grants to follow the science of reading. The unanimous bipartisan vote is a sign that improving reading outcomes is a goal shared by both Republicans…
As reported by K-12 Dive, amid funding challenges some state leaders draw attention to budgets and programs that support students with disabilities. In fact, special education initiatives were a priority for several governors in their annual state of state addresses — including in Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania —…
As reported by NBC News, on March 16, 2026 a federal judge in Massachusetts blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent overhaul of the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule. The ruling stems from a lawsuit the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other medical groups brought against the Department of…
K-12 Dive reports that as the U.S. Department of Agriculture gears up to propose regulations that align school meals with the latest federal nutrition standards, some school nutrition leaders are urging the agency to not increase meat or meat alternate requirements for schools. In a March 9, 2026 letter to…
