Education
2025 Law Expands Whole and 2% Milk Options in School Meals
Congress is reshaping federal nutrition standards for school meals after more than a decade of low-fat-only rules. The law, enacted on January 14,...
Workforce Pell Grants Expand Aid to Job Training, CRS Says
The Department of Education estimated an initiative on Workforce Pell Grants would cost over $300 million annually and serve roughly 190,000 students per...
FIU Adds Lobbyist Amid Federal Funding Pressures
Florida International University filed an amended lobbying disclosure as an in-house registrant on September 7, adding Kenrick E. Chiocca to its lobbying...
Courts Block Education Dept. Student Loan Forgiveness Restrictions
Federal courts have blocked the Trump administration's effort to restrict student loan forgiveness based on employer conduct, according to a new...
House Passes Bill Restricting Pro-Palestinian Campus Activism
The House passed the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act on Thursday, a measure that would restrict pro-Palestinian activism at American universities....
Service Employees Union Lobbies on Education and Family Issues
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is in-house lobbying on Education and Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption issues. The union represents public...
Varsity Tutors Ends RAW Strategies Lobbying Deal
Varsity Tutors LLC terminated its lobbying engagement with RAW Strategies LLC on August 31, according to a third-quarter termination filing.
Committee Will Examine Skilled Trades Workforce Shortage
For every five skilled tradespeople who retire, only two are entering the workforce to replace them, according to data cited by the Build Freedom...
Courts Block Administration's Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Rule
Courts have blocked the Trump administration's attempt to reshape Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility rules, leaving Congress with a narrow window...
Waukesha County Technical College Lobbies on Federal Education Funding
Waukesha County Technical College has hired Michael Best Strategies LLC to lobby on budget and appropriations issues as the Trump administration freezes...
Federal K-12 Programs Continue Without New ESEA Reauthorizatio
A recent CRS report updated on July 9 examines federal elementary and secondary education policy at a critical juncture. Congress has not reauthorized the...
Military School Choice Voucher Program Under Scrutiny
More than 750,000 school-aged children are connected to military service, and many face barriers when their families are deployed. A proposed military...
Western Oklahoma State College Hires Lobbyists as Federal Funding Faces Cuts
Western Oklahoma State College has re-entered the lobbying arena after roughly 17 years of inactivity. Western Oklahoma State College registered with...
Athletic Programs Spent More Than They Generated in 2023-2024
A GAO report publicly released August 5, 2026 (GAO-26-108640) documents the scale of financial dysfunction in college athletics: Division I colleges...
Washington University Lobbies On Federal Research Funding
Washington University in St. Louis lobbied on H.R. 6938 regarding issues pertaining to quantum computing, fossil energy research, indirect cost policies,...
Adult Education Group Hires Penn Hill for Lobbying
Penn Hill Group registered the National Association for the Transformation of Adult Education as a new lobbying client on August 10, 2026. The National...
Coalition for U.S. Engineering Lobbies on STEM Workforce
The Coalition for U.S. Engineering has registered a lobbying firm to advocate on behalf of the organization as it pushes for policy changes affecting the...
Illinois Tech Increases In-House Lobbying On Several Issues
Illinois Institute of Technology more than doubled its lobbying spending in the second quarter of 2026, filing a disclosure for $250,000 after spending...