Education Policy
Trump Administration Drafts Sweeping Rule to Exert Ideological Control Over U.S. Higher Education and Research
8 sources · 4d ago
Supreme Court Rules Federal Education Funds Can Follow Students to Private Schools
6 sources · 34d ago
Supreme Court strikes down federal Title IX gender identity mandate in 5-4 ruling
6 sources · 38d ago
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Supreme Court Declines New Parental Notification Case, Leaving Schools in Legal Limbo Over Gender Identity
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House GOP Advances Bill to Permanently Dismantle Education Department
A Republican-led House committee has approved legislation to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, proposing to transfer the $1.6 trillion federal student aid portfolio to the Treasury. The measure faces steep opposition in the Senate but marks the most significant legislative step yet toward a long-standing conservative policy goal.
Also missing: State-level education departments tasked with managing new block grants · Federal student loan servicers facing contract transitions
Supreme Court Rules Federal Education Funds Can Follow Students to Private Schools
In a landmark 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that federal Title I education funds must be allowed to follow students to private and religious schools in states with existing voucher programs, fundamentally reshaping American public education funding.
Also missing: Rural school districts with no private school alternatives · Special education students who rely on federal IDEA funding
Supreme Court strikes down federal Title IX gender identity mandate in 5-4 ruling
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Department of Education overstepped its authority by expanding Title IX to include gender identity, effectively allowing states to enforce their own policies on school sports and facilities.
Also missing: Transgender students directly affected by the ruling · Collegiate athletic associations (NCAA)