On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Services (Labor-H) held a bipartisan hearing, “The Science of Reading.” Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) used the hearing to highlight recent...
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a Dear Colleague letter that provides guidance to states and school districts highlighting current flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The guidance explains how Title II,...
On Thursday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing, "Restoring Integrity: Preventing Fraud in Child Care Assistance Programs." Committee Chair Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), opened the proceedings by voicing concerns about...
Representative Don Bacon (R-NE) and Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) reintroduced their bicameral, bipartisan bill, the Foster Care Stabilization Act (HR 7419/S. 3802). The bill intends to ensure children awaiting foster care placement have...
WTNH Friday was inauguration day for 2026 kid governor Tessa Hallinan and her cabinet. She was joined by more than 150 fifth-grade students and teachers, as well as local leaders, as she took her oath of office. “Many of you have come to support the kids who are up...
Nebraska Public Media Sen. Dave Murman, chair of the Education Committee, is the lead sponsor of a proposal to once again allow schools to suspend students in kindergarten (LB653) through second grade. That practice was prohibited in 2023, unless the student brings a...
Houston Public Media Texas lawmakers last year increased funding for disabled students after decades of underfunding. Now, the state must figure out what equipment, training, and other services that $250 million will go toward. The Texas Education Agency is surveying...
Urban Milwaukee The day is almost over at Casimir Pulaski High School on Milwaukee’s south side. Most students are packing up their things to leave, but Sarah Lind is still helping a student struggling with her English homework. “So what’s different about these two...
As a thought leader committed to ensuring that students with disabilities and their families have all the information they need to make an informed choice, on Monday, COPAA released “Private School Choice Programs: Is There a Seat for Students with...