Oct. 29, 2026
ALERT: Commerce Proposes Census Changes, Supreme Court Takes Up K-12 Admissions Case, Administration Drops Defense of PSLF Restrictions, Court Rules FCC Lacked Authority to Establish E-Rate’s Administrative Entity, UNC Settles with Trump Administration, USED & DOJ Rescind Civil Rights Guidance Documents & Other Significant Updates
This EducationCounsel Alert shares updates about various recent actions by the federal government relevant to education, including:
- Commerce Proposes Changes to Census that Could Affect Education Data and Funding
- Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Race-Based Challenge to Magnet School Admissions Policy
- Administration Drops Defense of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Restrictions
- Court Rules FCC Lacked Authority to Establish E-Rate’s Administrative Entity
- University of North Carolina Settles with Trump Administration over Civil Rights Investigations
- USED and DOJ Rescind Guidance on English Learner Students, LEP Parents & Race in School Discipline
- Other Significant Updates
- Table of Proposed Federal Rules
All of our summaries and analysis of the Administration’s executive actions are available in one place by clicking here. Please note that these developments are sometimes changing rapidly, and this Alert and all our materials are meant to provide general guidance and do not constitute specific legal advice.
Click here to access the Alert and click here to download a PDF version.