Policy/Advocacy

The House of Representatives is poised to take up a continuing resolution that would allow Congress more time to finalize spending for Fiscal Year 2022.

This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will be kicking off the Return to School Road Trip.

The 74, an education-focused news website, has updated its online tool that tracks the ways in which states are using their federal COVID relief funds to support students and educators.

When Congress returns to Washington, D.C., next week, it should begin consideration of a $3.5 trillion bill expected to resemble the American Families Plan (AFP). Legislators are poised to make...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced that they will administer a Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-2022 school year.

This month, the U.S. Department of Education published a questions and answers guide for states, state educational agencies, local educational agencies, and other stakeholders on how to best meet the...

This week, the Senate passed a budget resolution instructing key committees to begin drafting a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill expected to resemble the American Families Plan (AFP). $726 billion...

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) published a white paper offering guidance to districts about how to use American Rescue Plan funds to address the shortage of special educators across the...

Join us in collective action to advocate for funding that could address the special educator shortage crisis.