Civil Rights

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...

Education

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...

Education

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...

Education

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...

Labor and Employment

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...

Legislation

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...

Legislation

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...

Education

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,...

Congress

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...

Education

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...

Education

Senate Advances NCAA Bill on Name, Image, Likeness Reform

Senate Commerce Committee Advances College Sports Bill Amid Trump Administration Push

Congress

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...

Education

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...

Education

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

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...

Education

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,...

Government Operations

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...