Federal Education News
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Silent Alarms at Schools My Soon Be Required by Federal Law
The U.S. House of Representatives is weighing the bipartisan School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, which would require…
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Special Education Groups Warn Trump Administration against Changes to IDEA
Disability advocates and former federal special education officials are warning of possible Trump administration moves to alter policy related to…
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FCC Decides to Put Wireless Spectrum, Set Aside for Educational Use 50 Years Ago, Up for Auction
At issue is a small slice of electromagnetic spectrum—the frequencies that carry wireless signals for everything from remote controls to…
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More Middle and High School Students Say They Are Being Cyberbullied, According to Federal Report
Online bullying is on the rise among middle and high school students, even as overall rates of bullying in schools…
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House Democrats Expanding Investigation in Use of Personal Email by Betsy DeVos
House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings said Monday that he is expanding an investigation into the use of personal email by…
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GAO: Certain Groups of Students Are Overrepresented at Alternative Schools
Students may attend alternative K-12 public schools due to issues like poor grades and disruptive behavior. Some students attend for…
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Census Bureau Seeking Teacher ‘Ambassadors’ to Help Spread Word about Upcoming Count
The U.S. Census is seeking Illinois school teachers to spread the word about an accurate census count in 2020.
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More Than Half of States Are Failing to Meet Federal Requirements for Special Education
In an annual review of performance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, federal officials found that just 21 states…
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2020 Democrats Back Legislation to Use Federal Funds on Racial and Economic School Integration
Candidates who support it, they say, are signaling that they believe school segregation is a problem and that the federal…
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US Department of Education Says Current Civil Rights Office Resolved More Cases than Obama Administration
The Education Department’s civil rights office closed cases rapidly during the first two years of the Trump administration, as investigators…
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House Democrats Approve $260M in Spending on Social and Emotional Learning in Bill that Now Faces Test in Senate
In what’s been described as a landmark investment from the federal government in social-emotional learning, the House of Representatives approved…
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US Department of Education Proposes Ending Ban on Religious Contractors
The U.S. Department of Education is considering ending the exclusion of religious organizations from providing federally funded services to eligible…
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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Montana School Choice Case
The Supreme Court will consider reviving a Montana program that gives tax credits to people who donate to private-school scholarships.
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Betsy DeVos: Education Not at the Top of Trump’s Priorities, But He Is Supportive of Initiatives
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday that education has not been a main agenda item for President Donald Trump but…
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Teachers Unions to Protest Betsy DeVos’ Appearance in Colorado
More than 100 educators from across the state are expected to protest Wednesday’s appearance by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos…
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Betsy DeVos Releases Final ‘Supplement, Not Supplant’ Guidance on ESSA Title I School Spending
The release of final guidance follows a 30-day public comment period during which the public submitted largely positive feedback about…
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Federal Legislation Introduced to Ban Schools from ‘Shaming’ Students Who Don’t Pay for School Lunch
The No Shame at School Act will ban any kind of identification of students who cannot pay for lunch at…
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GAO: Schools Are Underreporting Use of Restraint and Seclusion of Students
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a federal watchdog, questions the quality of the data the U.S.…
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‘One Size Doesn’t Fit All’: Trump Tweets Support for West Virginia’s Proposed Education Reforms
President Donald Trump has weighed in on West Virginia’s debate over education betterment, although it’s unclear what effect it will…
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US Supreme Court to Decide on June 20 Whether to Hear Montana School Choice Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider hearing the Montana School Choice case on Thursday, June 20, according to the Institute…
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US Senators Propose National Ban on E-Cigarettes Near Schools
Sen. Mitt Romney with a New Mexico senator on Thursday presented a bill to keep electronic cigarettes and other vaping…
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School Choice Supporters Have Mixed Reactions to Treasury Rules on SALT Deductions
Individuals will still be able to deduct some contributions to state tax-credit scholarship programs under new rules the Treasury Department…
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Federal Anti-Busing Law Dating from the 1970s Eyed for Elimination
A last remaining vestige of the incendiary anti-busing fights of the 1970s lingers in federal law, but bipartisan members of…
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US Treasury Issues Final Rules to Block Workarounds to Tax Deduction Caps
The Treasury Department and IRS on Tuesday issued final regulations aimed at preventing residents of largely blue states from circumventing…
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DOJ Backs Maine Families Suing over Exclusion of Religious Schools from School Choice Program
The U.S. Department of Justice is backing three families who are suing to force the state of Maine to pay…
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