In March 2025, a Trump administration executive order directed that the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) be closed to the "maximum extent appropriate." So, as the transfer of day-to-day management of career and technical education (CTE) programming from the USDE to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) continues, CTE and…
Parents and researchers are sounding the alarm that AI companions pose serious risks to children and teens, which can include intensifying mental health conditions like depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD and bipolar disorder. In fact, anyone under the age of 18 is strongly advised by children’s media safety and mental health…
According to a new report from the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University, proposed funding cuts, mass layoffs, and rescinded guidance will impede educational access for some of our neediest students. The report raises concerns about proposed cuts to formula grants for Title III funding aimed at language skills…
As reported by K-12 Dive, the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is urging the continuation of vaccine mandates in K-12 schools to help protect children from preventable illnesses. As per NASN, school vaccine requirements significantly reduce the risk of disease outbreaks in schools and the broader communities. In fact,…
NAPSA joined a coalition of NASISP member organizations providing the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) with recommendations to help mitigate shortages of specialized instructional support personnel (SISP), NASISP is a coalition of national professional organizations whose members provide and support a variety of school-based prevention, early identification, and intervention services that…
As reported by K-12 Dive, the U.S. Department of Energy has canceled plans to issue a rule that would have removed a regulatory requirement for schools receiving funding from the agency. The requirement in question was meant to level the playing field between boys and girls in athletics. Specifically, the…
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.…
