The Latest Breaking News from the US Department of Education

About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism. A subset of these students also have academic gifts and talents in a broad range of areas, including math, science, technology, the humanities and the arts. These students are often referred to as “twice exceptional.”

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Now that GEER funding has come to an end, what do district leaders need to know?

The university had asked the federal agency to dismiss sexual harassment complaints by LGBTQ+ students, arguing that the claims infringed on the school’s religious tenets.

After the U.S. Supreme Court ended President Joe Biden’s debt cancellation program, advocates for lowering student loan debt say the federal SAVE plan, an updated loan repayment program, could save Texans and other borrowers a lot of money in interest.

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The history of AI in the classroom, where it is now, and where it’s going

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state is suing the Biden administration and U.S. Department of Education over accreditation agencies that control federal aid for students

Texas is already expelling an increasing number of at-risk students, and the Legislature may be about to make things worse.