On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs in Victim Rights Law Center, et al. v. United States Department of Education, ordering that the Executive Branch Defendants cannot carry out...
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA that nationwide, or “universal,” injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has granted to federal courts.” In this case, several individuals, organizations, and states sued the...
COPAA supports the creation of inclusive learning environments that are welcoming for all students, particularly those who are at risk of being marginalized or excluded, including LGBTQ+ students. On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in Mahmoud v. Taylor granted a...
Today, after a weekend-long marathon and by a vote of 51-50, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1, the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), which incorporates key tax credit extensions for businesses and other changes to federal spending that impact health care, immigration, education,...
In a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to Chief State School Officers on June 26th, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) highlighted key parts of Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which requires states and districts to give parent some flexibility in...
In a blow to state and local school budgets, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has sent an unsigned email to states announcing that certain funding for the school year 2025-2026 will not be issued on July 1. ED noted that “Decisions have not been made concerning...
Last week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted along party lines, 12-11, to advance several nominees for key leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment...
K-12 Dive A White House plan to consolidate pockets of special education funding in fiscal year 2026 has critics concerned that vital programs will be cut or loosely absorbed into remaining special education allocations. Supporters, however, see the budget restructure...
The 74 In February, NCLD was alarmed to learn that the National Center for Education Statistics, the primary agency responsible for administering NAEP, had been reduced to a staff of three. Both administering the test and disaggregating and reporting the resulting...