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Aug. 21, 2025

ALERT: Deep Dive on One Big Beautiful Bill & Early Childhood, Project 2025 Tracker, FY2026 Budget Table, and Significant Federal Updates (08/21/2025)

This EducationCounsel Alert includes both new resources and updates on several new federal education policy developments. 

New Resources

  1. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act & Early Care and Education

    • This new Deep Dive explores the sweeping changes to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), taxes, and immigration that will impact the early care and education (ECE) sector in important ways.

  2. EducationCounsel’s Project 2025 Tracker

    • This new tracker provides information about each recommendation in Project 2025’s chapter on education and describes relevant actions taken by the Trump Administration and Congress to advance them.

  3. Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Table

    • This comprehensive Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026) Budget Table compares funding for certain education and early learning programs included in the FY2024 final bill/FY2025 Continuing Resolution (CR), the FY2026 President’s budget request, and the FY2026 Senate Labor/HHS Appropriations bill. 

The 8/21/25 Alert covers: 

  1. Federal Court Strikes Down USED’s Anti-DEI Directive and Certification (AFT et al v. USED)
  2. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Revises Grant Rules
  3. USED Proposes New Regulations for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  4. USED Informs Five Northern Virginia School Districts of “High-Risk Status” Regarding Title IX Policies
  5. USED Investigations into Kansas School Districts Alleging Title IX and FERPA Violations
  6. Fourth Circuit Affirms Students’ Right to Use Restroom Consistent with Gender Identity, Consistent with Grimm
  7. Trump Administration Rescinds Guidance on Serving English Learner Students
  8. Court Allows DOGE Access to USED Data
  9. USED Dear Colleague Letter Halts Use of Federal Work Study Funds for Voter Registration
  10. 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 these 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Finally, please keep in mind that these developments are sometimes changing rapidly so information may become outdated, and nothing in these resources constitutes specific legal advice.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.

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