This article was written by Erin O’Leary and Jeanne L. Reid, and published by New American on February 25th, 2026. A summary guide offers decision-makers practical tools for implementing the recommendations of the NASEM report. Erin O’Leary and Jeanne Reid authored this post to accompany the New America Early & Elementary Education Policy program’s blog series explaining […]
Sanchez: Language access, cultural understanding and parent partnership are foundational, not supplemental, for special education systems. The first time a mother in our study heard her daughter say “Mami,” it wasn’t through speech. It came through a communication tablet at school. Sofía, a 6 year old with autism, pressed a button, and a digital voice […]
This article was written by Zaidee Stavely and published by EdSource on March 27th, 2026. As schools grapple with a growing number of students with disabilities and a decrease in overall funding, they must invest in preschool and early intervention, panelists said Thursday at an EdSource roundtable. The number of students enrolled in California schools is declining, […]
This article was written by Alicia Renehan and published by Community College Daily on March 23rd, 2026. How are you reading this article right now? Scrolling down a webpage? Flipping through a digital PDF? Maybe you’re listening to the computer read it for you? The way each person interacts with the digital world can be […]
This article was written by Kevin Mahnken and published in The74 on March 27th, 2026. Recommendations from a Trump administration report could reinvent the Education Department’s research branch. But staffing and legal hurdles loom. The February release of a report on the future of the Institute of Education Sciences has offered Washington a plan for […]
This article was written by Lexi Lonas Cochran and published by The Hill on March 20th, 2026. One year after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the shuttering of the Education Department, the agency has taken its biggest step yet toward self-elimination. On Thursday, the department announced it would seek to move its $1.7 […]
This article was written by Sarah D. Sparks and published by EdWeek on February 24th, 2026. In the absence of federal laws and regulations on using artificial intelligence in the classroom, teachers rely on a grab bag of advice: from states, professional organizations, tech companies, and TikTok influencers. Teachers want federal “guidance and guardrails” on […]
This article was written by Michelle Diament and published by Disability Scoop on February 20th, 2026. The U.S. Department of Education dismissed the vast majority of discrimination complaints it received — likely including many based on disability — all while spending millions in an effort to fire staff charged with investigating such cases. A new report from […]
This article was written by Kara Arundel and published by K12 Dive on March 6th, 2026. They worry that moving IDEA services out of the Education Department would diminish oversight for civil rights and accountability. As the U.S. Department of Education continues to offload many of its responsibilities to other federal agencies, advocates and lawmakers […]
This article was written by Jo Napolitano and published by The74 on January 23d, 2026. Already-anxious parents say their kids are missing not just school but also therapy appointments to avoid encountering potentially hostile federal agents. The Trump administration’s weeks-long immigration enforcement campaign in Minneapolis, which has shuttered schools and terrified students and parents, has […]
This article was written by Elizabeth Heubeck and published by Education Week on February 23rd, 2026. Roughly 11% of all U.S. children ages 3–17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. That’s the equivalent of two to three students in a typical classroom. And the brain-based disorder is only becoming more common. Between 2016 […]
This article was written by Kara Arundel and published by K12 Dive on February 11th, 2026. Special educators in St. Paul, Minnesota, are turning to COVID-19-era resources to help some impacted students access learning virtually. Faced with students staying home or switching to online learning because of immigration enforcement activity, special educators are working to […]