Policy & Politics

Education news, analysis, and opinion about the legislation, guidance, policies and people involved in federal and state government
Law & Courts Supreme Court Decision Lets Students Sue Schools More Easily for Disability Bias
The justices ruled unanimously that students with disabilities need not meet a more stringent standard when suing under two federal laws.
5 min read
Federal Trump Admin. Was Moving Ed. Dept. Programs Elsewhere Before a Court Intervened
The department had penned agreements with the U.S. departments of Labor and the Treasury to move programs, but was halted by court order.
8 min read
School Choice & Charters Opinion The School Choice Landscape Is Shifting
What could two Supreme Court rulings—one recent and one impending—mean for educators and parents?
8 min read
Education Funding A 'Tsunami' of Uncertainty Is Crashing Into Federal Funding for Schools
The Trump administration has cut grants, terminated contracts, delayed funding estimates, and cut off communications to districts.
13 min read
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States Christianity Is Ramping Up in Public Schools. Where Is This Headed?
A wave of measures infusing religion in public schools isn't letting up, with an agreeable U.S. Supreme Court and executive branch.
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Education Funding Principals Urge Ed. Department: Leave School Safety Funding Alone
Schools need access to funds for mental health professionals and other student services, say principals who've experienced school shootings.
5 min read
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon listens to members of the Principal Recovery Network during their annual meeting on June 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon listens to members of the Principal Recovery Network during their annual meeting on June 9, 2025, in Washington.
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Education Funding Trump Admin. Says California’s K-12 Funding Is at Risk. What Would It Mean?
Title I and IDEA funding could be caught up in the battle between the White House and the largest state, which is led by Democrats.
10 min read
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during an event signing a bill blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, in the East Room of the White House on June 12, 2025, in Washington.
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during an event where he signed a resolution blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 in the East Room of the White House on June 12, 2025. Trump's administration has reportedly discussed halting "formula funds" to the state's education department.
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  • A kindergarten student raises her hand in a dual-language immersion class.
    A kindergarten student raises her hand in a dual-language immersion class. Among other changes, President Donald Trump's fiscal 2026 budget would end dedicated federal funding for supplemental services for English learners.
    Allison Shelley for All4Ed
    Education Funding The Trump Budget for K-12 Schools: 5 Key Takeaways
    The administration wants to cut roughly $7 billion in annual K-12 funding. Much of it supports vulnerable students.
    Mark Lieberman, June 9, 2025
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    A copy of Project 2025 is held during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.
    A copy of Project 2025 is held during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. The Trump administration has added the author of the conservative policy document's chapter on education to the U.S. Department of Education's staff.
    J. Scott Applewhite/AP
    Federal Trump Admin. Adds Project 2025 Author to Education Department Staff
    The appointment comes as Trump has already begun to embrace plans outlined in the controversial 900-page conservative policy agenda.
    Brooke Schultz, June 9, 2025
    4 min read
    Phil Rosenfelt, center, an attorney with the Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Education, is greeted by supporters after retrieving personal belongings from the Education Department building in Washington on March 24, 2025.
    Phil Rosenfelt, center, an attorney with the office of general counsel at the U.S. Department of Education, is greeted by supporters after retrieving personal belongings from the Education Department building in Washington on March 24, 2025, the last day of work for hundreds of agency employees. The Trump administration has had to bump back the day it planned to stop paying laid-off staff.
    Jose Luis Magana/AP
    Federal Trump Admin. Pauses Ed. Dept. Layoffs After Judge's Order
    The U.S. Department of Education is slowly complying with a federal court order to reinstate staff.
    Brooke Schultz, June 6, 2025
    3 min read
    Members of the City Year program work at Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Science in East Harlem during the MLK Day of Service on Jan. 20, 2025, in New York City.
    Members of the City Year program work at Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Science in East Harlem during the MLK Day of Service on Jan. 20, 2025, in New York City. City Year places AmeriCorps volunteers in underserved schools, but cuts to the federal service agency have led City Year to scale back some of its AmeriCorps volunteer-powered programs.
    Courtesy of City Year New York
    Federal Tutoring, After-School, and Other Student Services at Risk as Trump Cuts AmeriCorps
    Deep cuts to programs across the federal government have left students without programming they'd come to count on.
    Brooke Schultz, June 6, 2025
    8 min read
    Attorneys from the Education Department's General Counsel Office Emily Merolli, second left, and Shaw Vanze in the back, second right, are greeted by supporters after retrieving their personal belongings from the Education Department building in Washington on March 24, 2025.
    Attorneys from the U.S. Education Department's General Counsel Office Emily Merolli, second left, and Shaw Vanze in the back, second right, are greeted by supporters after retrieving their personal belongings from the department's headquarters in Washington on March 24, 2025. The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a federal district court injunction that would reinstate some 1,400 employees laid off from the department.
    Jose Luis Magana/AP
    Law & Courts Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Ed. Dept. Layoffs
    The administration asks the U.S. Supreme Court to remove an injunction blocking the layoffs of nearly 1,400 department employees
    Mark Walsh, June 6, 2025
    4 min read
    Deputy Secretary of Education nominee Penny Schwinn, left, and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights nominee Kimberly Richey prior to testifying before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee about their nominations for the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on June 5, 2025.
    Penny Schwinn, left, and Kimberly Richey speak prior to testifying before the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee in Washington on June 5, 2025. Schwinn is President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Education. Richey is Trump's nominee to lead the department's office for civil rights.
    Jason Andrew for Education Week
    Federal Republicans Press Top Ed. Dept. Nominees to Commit to Trump's Agenda
    Penny Schwinn and Kimberly Richey appeared before lawmakers for leadership in the department.
    Brooke Schultz, June 5, 2025
    6 min read

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Regulation & Policy Exclusive Data School Districts and Vendors Size Up the Financial Hit From the Trump Administration's Policies
A pair of EdWeek Market Brief surveys — one of K-12 officials, one of education companies — reveal anxiety about the policies coming out of Washington.
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Financing & Investment Market Analysis Chinese Education Company Wins Battle to Buy Reading Platform Epic
The acquisition by TAL Education Group for $95 million drew the interest of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Regulation & Policy Exclusive Data If the Feds Cut Funding, Here Are the Products and Services School Districts Say Are Most Vulnerable
A new EdWeek Market Brief survey asks K-12 leaders what types of instructional resources and other products they would scale back.
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Strategy & Operations K-12 Dealmaking Coding Provider Tynker Sold for $2.1M as Byju's Bankruptcy Plays Out
The company is one of the troubled India-based company's subsidiaries being sold off to recoup lenders' losses.
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