Weekly Update 07/21/2025
Special Education Update:
On Tuesday (7/15), Secretary McMahon announced that she would begin transitioning career and technical programs, adult education, and family literacy to the Department of Labor (DOL), following the Supreme Court ruling allowing mass layoffs at the Department of Education (DOE). Programs being moved from the DOE include…
President and Administration:
Education Department moves to shift workforce grants to Labor: The administration is moving ahead with its plan to transfer administration of key career and technical education grant programs from the Education Department to the Department of Labor (DOL), following a Supreme Court decision that allowed mass layoffs at the Education Department to proceed. The two agencies signed an agreement….
Administration cuts specialized suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth: The administration is ending specialized suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, a move that mental health experts and advocates warn could have severe…
Congress:
Republicans renew a bid to remove noncitizens from the census tally behind voting maps: House Republicans are advancing legislation that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2030 census counts used to determine congressional representation and Electoral College…
Republican Senator aims to roll back Medicaid cuts he voted for two weeks ago: Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation on 7/15, to reverse key Medicaid cuts included in a Republican domestic policy bill he supported just two…
Rescissions - Take Two: Building on the GOP success of the $9 billion rescission package becoming law, OMB Director Vought stated that “It's likely you'll see an additional package. We're not there. We're not here to announce anything on this front but in terms of seeing whether this was a useful…
California:
California sues Trump again, this time over money for kids: Two dozen states, including California, sued the administration last week over the Department of Education’s decision to withhold $7 billion in federal education funds intended for programs such as English learning, teacher training…
Puerto Rico:
Rum - the quiet winners in Trump’s big bill: The government of Puerto Rico will see increased revenue following a change in how rum exported from the island is taxed…
Education:
The new nicotine product replacing e-cigarettes to addict teens: Teen vaping has dropped significantly since its 2019 peak, but nicotine pouches pose a new public health threat. Nicotine pouches are marketed as a less harmful alternative for adults, these products are rapidly gaining…