All states can now access ESSER late liquidation funds

The Education Department’s course change will allow all states — at least temporarily — to draw down federal COVID funds preapproved for extensions.
Federal Private School Choice Proposal Hits a Roadblock. Will Congress Persist?
Including tax-credit scholarships in Trump’s tax cut package violates Senate rules.
Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions. Why That Matters for Education
The Supreme Court curtailed the power of federal courts to issue broad injunctions blocking policies, which may be relevant for education.
Supreme Court Upholds School E-Rate Program
The justices weighed a constitutional challenge to the funding mechanism for the $4 billion E-rate program for school internet projects.
Supreme Court Sides With Parents in LGBTQ+ Curriculum Opt-Out Case
The justices ruled in a case on whether parents with religious objections may excuse their children from some curriculum materials.
SCOTUS hands win to parents in LGBTQ+ curriculum opt-out case

The Supreme Court majority wrote that few religious acts are as important to people of faith as the religious education of their children.
Supreme Court preserves E-rate in 6-3 ruling

The decision, which could have upended the federal internet discount program for schools, means schools can continue to apply for the program’s funding.
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For Denver superintendent, community is key in transforming schools
Alex Marrero outlines an ambitious plan to improve schools facing state intervention — and he wants to ensure all stakeholders are heard.