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Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Student with Disabilities
In a unanimous decision in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a teenage girl with epilepsy and her family, who alleged that her Minnesota school district failed to...
Read more >House Education Committee Examines Screentime Use in Schools
On Tuesday, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce convened a subcommittee hearing titled “Screentime in Schools.” Lawmakers from both parties voiced concerns about the negative impact of...
Read more >Budget for the Department of Education Released, Proposes Elimination of Key IDEA Programs
Late last Friday, the White House released a fleshed-out Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The proposal includes a $12.35 billion reduction in spending...
Read more >McMahon Testifies to Congress on the FY26 ED Budget
In identical testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday and to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on Wednesday, U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon...
Read more >Education Department Nominees Testify Before Senate Committee
On Thursday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing to review the nominations of Dr. Penny Schwinn for Deputy Secretary of Education and Kimberly Richey for...
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