NPR Two of the U.S. Department of Education's biggest responsibilities will shift to other federal agencies: safeguarding student civil rights and administering programs for students with disabilities. The Trump administration said Tuesday it will move much of the...
Chalkbeat Education Secretary Linda McMahon had a message for parents of students with disabilities on Tuesday as she announced seismic shifts to federal special education oversight: “I’ve heard you.” In listening sessions and at school visits, McMahon said thousands...
Last week, the White House held a press conference to preview forthcoming regulations from the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to guide implementation of the federal education tax credit voucher program. While the final...
Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced the Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development (READ) Act along with Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), John...
K-12 Dive Attorneys general in three states — California, Rhode Island and Wisconsin — sued the U.S. Department of Education on June 9, saying the agency unlawfully discontinued grants in those states that fund professional development of special education staff and...
NPR Much of the pivot away from screens in schools has come from parents who are concerned screen use is getting in the way of their children's learning — an argument Heather Martin hears in her own community in Concord, 30 miles northeast of San Francisco. She shares...
American Bar Association Recent pieces in the media, including The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic, have reported on the dramatic rise in disability accommodations at elite colleges—with much of the increase tied to conditions such as ADHD,...
Common Sense Media has launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, an independent research and testing organization focused on ensuring that AI products used by children and teens are safe and developmentally appropriate. The initiative comes as AI use among young people...
K-12 Dive A U.S. Department of Education proposal to remove certain data collections for racial disparities in special education has drawn opposition from special education organizations, disability rights advocacy groups and a coalition of state attorneys...