Government Operations
Education Department Faces 10 Open GAO Recommendations
The Government Accountability Office has identified a series of unimplemented recommendations at the Department of Education that remain unresolved,...
Where You Live Determines Access to Inclusion for Special Ed
Seven million children received special education services in school year 2023-24, yet the nation remains deeply divided on how and where these students...
University of Florida Lobbies on Federal Research Funding
The University of Florida filed a lobbying disclosure report for the second quarter of 2026, reporting $160,000 in lobbying expenditures. The institution...
Art Academy of Cincinnati Hires Behrco for Appropriations
The Art Academy of Cincinnati has entered the federal lobbying arena, filing a lobbying registration disclosure on July 2, 2026, to pursue budget and...
NACE Ends Lobbying Relationship With MWW Group
The National Association of Colleges and Employers ended its lobbying relationship with MWW Group Inc. on June 30, 2026, according to a lobbying disclosure...
Congress Debates Apprenticeships Amid Funding Cuts
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a congressional apprenticeship hearing on June 24, 2026, examining...
House Panel Advances 11 Bills on Campus Antisemitism, Speech
Why it matters: The House Education and Workforce Committee approved 11 bills on June 25, 2026, marking a significant push by Republicans to reshape higher...
Committee Targets Campus Antisemitism, Israel Boycotts, Religion
The House Education and Workforce Committee is advancing four bills that reshape how colleges operate, from handling civil rights complaints to managing...
Breaking Trust: Congress Debates Parental Rights in Schools
Why it Matters: The House Education and Workforce Committee's June 10, 2026, hearing, "Breaking Trust: Attacks On Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content,...
Senate Hearing Exposes Education Divide on AI
Why it matters: The Senate HELP Committee AI education hearing on June 16 revealed a fundamental tension: the Trump administration is aggressively promoting...
Congress Examines Apprenticeship Expansion Successes
The Biden administration and Republican Congress have spent the past year pouring resources into apprenticeships as an alternative to four-year college...
Senate Advances NCAA Bill on Name, Image, Likeness Reform
Senate Commerce Committee Advances College Sports Bill Amid Trump Administration Push
SEC Hires Klein/Johnson Group for College Sports Lobbying
The Southeastern Conference has entered the lobbying arena with a new registration filed in April 2026, hiring Klein/Johnson Group LLC to represent its...
Just Right Reader Begins Lobby Push on Education Issues
Just Right Reader Inc. has entered the lobbying landscape by registering a new client relationship with a seasoned Capitol Hill operative. The lobbying...
Williams College Hires Monument Advocacy for Education Lobbying
Williams College registered Monument Advocacy as a lobbying firm on June 15, 2026, marking the college's entry into formal federal lobbying activities. The...
Congress Acts to Fix College Sports Chaos
College sports is in legal and financial chaos — and Congress is moving to fix it. [1,2] The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will...
An Achievable Dream Hires Lobbying Firm for Education
An Achievable Dream Inc., a Newport News, Virginia-based education nonprofit, has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure with Greenberg Traurig LLP,...
Treasury's Student Loan Plan Carries Significant Risk
A new Congressional Research Service report raises pointed questions about the Trump administration's plan to shift federal student loan default servicing...