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July 1, 2025

ALERT: Budget Reconciliation Bill Passes Senate, Supreme Court Decisions, Withholding of ESSA Funds, ESSER Liquidation Reversal, School Choice Guidance & Other Updates (7/1/25)

This EducationCounsel Alert shares updates about various recent actions by the federal government relevant to education, including: 

  1. Senate Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill
  2. Supreme Court Provides Parents a Right to Opt Out of Public School Lessons for Religious Reasons
  3. Supreme Court Limits the Availability of Universal Injunctions
  4. Trump Administration Withholds Federal Education Funds
  5. USED Reinstates Original Late Liquidation Deadlines for All States
  6. USED Issues Guidance on Using Title I School Improvement Funds to Expand School Choice
  7. Other Significant Updates

Note that all of EducationCounsel’s resources related to the Administration’s executive actions are available in one place by clicking here or by clicking on the blue banner at the top of our webpage. Please share any and all of our resources with your networks and others who might find them helpful.

Finally, please keep in mind that these developments are sometimes changing rapidly so information may become outdated, and nothing in these resources constitutes specific legal advice. 

Click here to access the Alert and click here to download a PDF version.