As COPAA members know, in May, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1) -to advance Republican spending priorities through the budget reconciliation process- and this month Senate committees are vetting various pieces (that may differ...
COPAA has filed public comments in response to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) notice of proposed rulemaking that proposes to eliminate requirements for accessibility of buildings] under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. While COPAA does not typically comment...
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has appointed Lindsey Burke, Ph.D. as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Programs. Burke spent 17 years at the Heritage Foundation, most recently serving as Director of the Center for Education Policy where she led th...
Nonprofit Quarterly In March, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14242 seeking to eliminate the US Department of Education. That order has since been blocked by a preliminary injunction issued on May 22 by US District Judge Myong J. Joun of Boston, but...
On June 6, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in J.N. v. Oregon Department of Education , a case in which several advocacy organizations—including COPAA—have sought to end the State of Oregon’s longstanding systematic...
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...