Weekly Update 10/9/23

California

On Saturday, 10/7, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered a win to charter school proponents by vetoing proposed rules for a grant program schools use to access low-interest construction loans…

President and Administration

President Biden announced that an additional 125,000 Americans have been approved for $9 billion in debt relief through fixes his Administration has made to income-driven repayment (IDR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and by canceling debt for borrowers with total and permanent disabilities…

On Tuesday, 10/3, the White House said that the administration “strongly opposes” House Republicans' spending bill for energy and water programs and warned that President Biden would veto it should it reach his desk…

On Friday, 10/6, the Department of Education announced technical assistance centers to support state and local efforts to support and enhance student wellbeing, academic success, and school safety…

Cannabis-related hospitalizations in Canada increased after the country relaxed its restrictions on marijuana commercialization in early 2020, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open…

The mortality rate among American women and children rose between 2020 and 2021, according to a new report by the United Health Foundation…

Education

Reeled in by deceptive, fear-based marketing and an influx of federal cash, school leaders have purchased and pervasively deployed student surveillance tools while failing to consider their detrimental consequences to young people’s civil rights, a new ACLU report concludes…

Gov. Greg Abbott has notified the Texas Legislature that a third special session will begin today, 10/9…