On May 30, the Administration released a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal which proposes $12.35 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department of Education (ED), which includes significant eliminations and consolidations of authorized programs under both the Elementary...
U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon presented ED’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget to both the Senate Appropriations Committee and the House Committee on Education and Workforce. As part of her testimony, McMahon detailed two primary objectives for...
On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing to consider the nominations of Dr. Penny Schwinn for Deputy Secretary of Education and Kimberly Richey for Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S....
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an investigative report into the adequate provision of mental health services in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools. As a result, the GAO has found seven recommendations for Department of...
Education Week President Donald Trump is proposing $12 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department of Education budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. The plan “reflects an agency that is responsibly winding down,” the administration says in budget documents....
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...
K-12 Dive The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a Wisconsin school district over allegations that it discriminated against a White elementary school student with dyslexia on the basis of race, according to a statement from the agency Wednesday. The...