Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget detail that includes major cuts and changes to education programs, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Described as “streamlining” and “giving...
Prior to the Memorial Day recess, the House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill- by a vote of 214 to 215. Running more than 1,000 pages, the multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package (in summary): extends the tax cuts...
On May 29, 2025, District Judge Myong Joun blocked an Executive Order (EO) issued by the White House to close the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and ruled that the Administration must reinstate hundreds of employees who had been previously fired. Myong’s...