President and Administration
On 2/15 President Trump declared a national emergency that calls for diverting $8 billion towards construction or repair of up to 234 miles of border fencing or border barriers. The diverting funding comes from, among other accounts…
Department of Education
On 2/12 the Department released a new consolidated FAQ guidance document on FERPA and its interpretation in the context of school safety. The new document includes guidance on…
The Department of Education is making three modifications to their general discretionary grant application instructions that apply to….
Congress
Congress is in recess until 2/25/19.
On 2/15 President Trump signed a spending package to keep the government funded and open through the rest of the fiscal year (Sept 30). The bill includes…
On 2/12 the House Education Committee held a hearing on: “Underpaid Teachers and Crumbling Schools: How Underfunding Public Education Shortchanges America’s Students”. Highlights include…
HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, passed out of committee and will now head to the House floor…The bill would expand…