Students, particularly those adolescents in military families face, unique issues, such as frequent moves and parental deployments, that can present barriers to learning. In fact, a survey released on August 10, 2026 by the National Military Family Association (NMFA) shows 22% of teens in military families reported low mental well-being,…
According to survey data collected by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDE), during the 2024-25 school year there were 7,907 written state complaints and that number rose to 11,523 in the 2025-26 school year. The 46% jump in the…
As cases climb higher than they’ve been in decades, health experts including several national, state, and local organizations and health departments are providing are providing guidance regarding best practices and recommendations for schools. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a checklist for how K-12 schools…
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…
As reported by the national Center for MH in Schools & Student/Learning Supports at UCLA, for decades school improvement policy has focused primarily on instruction and management-governance while giving far less attention to transforming how schools address barriers to learning and teaching. In recent years, major initiatives have been implemented…
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…
