Federal Policy
News, analysis, and opinion about federal education laws, regulations, and proposals—and their impact
School & District Management
Opinion
The Trump Administration Is Bullying Educators. We Can Fight Back
As just about every K-12 teacher or administrator knows, going along with a bully only encourages them.
Law & Courts
See All the Lawsuits Filed Over Trump's Education Policies
Here’s a look at the moves that have drawn litigation, and where the complaints stand.
States
Opinion
Trump Wants to Send Education 'Back to the States.' Are States Even Ready?
The federal government has often led the way in reform, and only some states have shown the capacity to take over.
Law & Courts
NEA, AFT Sue to Block Trump’s Education Department Dismantling
The nation’s two largest teachers’ unions are asking federal courts to halt efforts to close the U.S. Department of Education.
Budget & Finance
What Trump's Mass Deportations Could Mean for School Budgets
Federal threats against immigrants could depress local and state funding for schools and cause a spike in chronic absenteeism.
Standards & Accountability
States Are Testing How Much Leeway They Can Get From Trump's Ed. Dept.
A provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act allows the secretary of education to waive certain state requirements.
Federal
Trump Says RFK Jr. Will Oversee Special Education, Child Nutrition
Advocates are wary as the president's comments don't specify when or how the transition will happen.
Federal
Trump Order Tells Linda McMahon to 'Facilitate' Education Department's Closure
An executive order the president signed Thursday directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to prepare the 45-year-old agency for shutdown.
Law & Courts
Schools Fear Funding Loss as Supreme Court Weighs E-Rate Case
The justices hear arguments next week in a challenge to the funding structure of the $4 billion program to connect schools to the internet.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
‘Diversity’ Isn’t a Dirty Word: Why Politicians Are Scapegoating DEI
The language may be new, but we’ve seen these same tactics used to attack racial equality for decades.
States
Trump Admin. Gives Maine 10 Days to Bar Trans Athletes—or Risk School Funding
The finding of a Title IX violation is a test case of the president's use of federal funds as a cudgel for compliance with executive orders.
Federal
Letter to the Editor
The Feds Should Take More Responsibility for Education
A letter to the editor disagrees with former Gov. Jeb Bush's recent opinion essay.
Education Funding
What the Latest Federal Funding Law Means for Schools
The new federal spending resolution leaves the door open for continued disruption to federal education funding.
Federal
Opinion
The Wrong People Are Driving Our Education Policy
School choice advocates don’t understand the full ramifications of draining public resources to benefit private institutions.
