Policy and Legislation

Policy and Legislation

Trump has signed an executive order to close the Education Department. Here’s what it says.

Chalkbeat

Legally, only Congress has the power to eliminate the department. But the administration recently laid off nearly half its staff.

Policy and Legislation

How a Republican plan to cut universal free school meals could affect 12 million students

Chalkbeat

GOP lawmakers are considering a trio of proposals that would change nutrition funding eligibility requirements to help offset planned tax cuts.

Policy and Legislation

Trump Education Department layoffs challenged in court by 21 state attorneys general

The lawsuit comes days after the department announced it would cut its workforce nearly by half by the end of the month.

Policy and Legislation

ED slashes nearly half of workforce

Chalkbeat

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the move is a first step toward eliminating the department.

Research

New report: How districts in 7 states are helping chronically absent homeless kids

Nearly half of these at-risk students regularly miss class. Here are some common-sense approaches to finding and bringing them back to school.

Policy and Legislation

Judge rejects Denver Public Schools’ attempt to block Trump ICE guidance

Chalkbeat

DPS sued the administration on February 12 seeking to reinstate a federal policy that treated schools as “sensitive locations” where immigration enforcement should only take place if there is immediate danger to the public.

Policy and Legislation

After outcry, ED walks back diversity guidance

One expert called the new approach 'downright reasonable,' but the AFT’s Randi Weingarten said it ‘just made things murkier.’

Policy and Legislation

Tougher academic standards ahead for Virginia students

Youngkin administration aims for NAEP proficiency, but critics question effectiveness.

Policy and Legislation

Educators sue to block enforcement of anti-diversity civil rights guidance

Chalkbeat

Three educator groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy requiring K-12 schools to either eliminate any DEI initiatives and programming or lose federal funding.

Research

Why being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students

Research shows that flexibility in teaching methods and curricula allows teachers and students to participate more fully in the learning process – and even promotes a more democratic society.

Research

Report: AI use by teachers and principals growing, but uneven so far

A new RAND survey found that 25 percent of teachers and nearly 60 percent of principals are using AI tools in some way, but mostly in more affluent school communities.

Policy and Legislation

School diversity efforts could violate civil rights, Trump administration says

For nearly two decades school district leaders have believed they are within the law to use non-racial criteria such as household income and ZIP code to diversify schools. But the ED's letter claims even those efforts are illegal and will be investigated.

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