LANSING, Michigan, April 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Department of Education for Illegally Rescinding Funding Deadline LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, for unlawfully rescinding an extended deadline that allowed states and local schoo more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Horne: Schools on notice as Kyrene will lose $1.5 million with vote to defy federal guidance Issues warning over DEI policies PHOENIX - The Kyrene school district in Phoenix will give up more than $1.5 million in federal funds now that the governing board has adopted a policy that further embeds Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) language into dis more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR BLOCKING ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN EDUCATION FUNDS Raoul Joins Coalition Fighting to Restore Access to Funding that Helps Schools, Teachers, Vulnerable Students Recover from COVID-19 Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 17 states on Thursday in filing a lawsuit against t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip L. Swagel from an April 9, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 appropriations request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the Congressional Budget Office's budget request./1 CBO requests appropriations of $75.8 million for fiscal year 2026.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Maxine Waters Slams Trump & Musk Mission to Dismantle Social Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement as Donald Trump and Elon Musk dismantles the Social Security Administration's infrastructure: "Donald Trump claimed he would not cut Social Security. He's lying. The same gangster tactics Donald Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) has announced it is seeking public comments on a proposed revision to the information collection for the Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V). In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Department is inviting feedback until June 9, 2025. This process allows the Department to evaluate more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) is seeking public input on a proposed revision to a currently approved information collection request. This action, detailed in a recent notice, concerns the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act State Plan Guide. The Department is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the proposed revision. These comments will help the Department assess the impact  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 12 -- Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm defending life, family and freedom, issued the following news: * * * Federal Judge Denies California Education Officials' Bid to End Challenge to Gender Secrecy Rules Court Allows Thomas More Society Case Against Parental Exclusion Policies to Continue Forward (San Diego, California) On April 10, 2025, U.S.District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez denied a motion to dismiss filed by California's Superintenden more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: SCHNEIDER JOINS DADS CAUCUS TO CALL OUT IMPACT OF TRUMP TARIFFS ON WORKING FAMILIES Rep. Schneider's full remarks can be watched here (link is external).WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) joined Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and fellow Dads Caucus Members Reps. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Shomari C. Figures (AL-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and De more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 11 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Intense discussions improve accountability legislation One of the biggest issues to make it past the Legislature's April 9 process deadline was the governor's accountability bills, House Bill 2009 and Senate Bill 141. Only one bill is needed, but identical bills moved through the House and Senate education committees to ensure ample opportunity for discussion in each chambe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Major Civil Rights and LGBTQI+ Groups Urge Education Department to Stop Its Illegal Targeting of Trans Students WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2025) - The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and GLSEN are leading more than 40 civil rights and education organizations in urging the Department of Education to stop their illegal weaponization of civil rights laws from discriminating  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * McIver Leads NJ Dems to Protect Education Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) led all New Jersey Democrats to demand that the Department of Education reverse course on their decision to strip $85.5 million in federal funding from 20 New Jersey school districts in a letter. "These funds were earmarked for vital capital improvements to ensure safe and healt more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Sues Trump Administration for Blocking Access to Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Education Funds for States Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania in suing the Trump administration to restore states' access to critical Department of Education (ED) programs that supp more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 12 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Statement in Response to Trump Administration's Threat to Take Away Funds from Oregon Students Today, Governor Tina Kotek issued a statement in response to the Trump Administration's attempt to withhold promised funds from Oregon students following an ultimatum sent to the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to eliminate efforts and initiatives in support of  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 10 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Oregon is resisting certification request Our nation is struggling to define what it means to serve all students. Oregon has joined the states standing up for the rule of law so that schools can serve all their communities in the way they know best. School districts don't have to do anything at this time, but we know you are worried about the continuation of your programs a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, the second ongoing investigation relates to California's policy of forcing school districts and schools to keep secrets from parents about their own children. The U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office has launched an investiga more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I will discuss today the ten ways in which Federal investigations are restoring that sense of balance and common sense and assuring compliance with the law. Number one is on the issue of men in women's sports. The State has continued to be defiant. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim, CA GOP Delegation Call for Investigation Into CA Community College Fraud Anaheim Hills, CA - As first reported in Fox Business, today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) led the California Republican delegation in a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Department of Justice Attorney General Pam Bondi urging their departments to conduct an investigation int more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Students' Access to SNAP Must be Improved with Increased Outreach Efforts from ED and USDA WASHINGTON - Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on how many college students experiencing hunger are still not accessing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. In the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education Announces Consequences for Maine's Title IX Noncompliance The Department of Education Is Referring the Case to the Department of Justice; Initiating Federal Funding Termination Proceeding Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) referred its Title IX investigation into the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) to the U.S. Department of Justice (D more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 11 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * U.S. Department of Education Seeks Assurances of FERPA Compliance (April 2025) The U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) issued on Friday, March 28, a letter that served as the department's annual notification to state and local education agencies of their obligations under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection  more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, April 12 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Chancellor's Report to the Board of Regents on April 11 Report to the USM Board of Regents Chancellor Jay A. Perman Towson University | April 11, 2025 Thank you, Madame Chair. I extend a special welcome to Frostburg State Interim President Darlene Smith. I look forward to our work together. USM RISING To abbreviate what could be an even longer report than usual, I'l more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication on March 25, 2025, from the Kentucky Department of Education Division of School and Community Nutrition: * * * Grain-Based Desserts in the SBP - We encourage FNS to not limit grain-based desserts to 2-ounce equivalents per week in the SBP. These items allow flexibility in menu planning, providing students and staff with more variety and availability of items for more ST