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Nov. 12, 2026

ALERT: DOJ Issues Opinion Asserting MSAP is Unconstitutional, USED Proposes Changes to Secretarial Priorities, USED Finalizes Higher Education Accreditation Rules, DOJ Issues Guidance Directing Agencies to Move Toward “English-Only” Operations & Other Significant Updates

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

  1. DOJ Issues Legal Opinion Asserting that USED’s Magnet Schools Assistance Program is Mostly Unconstitutional
  2. USED Proposes Changes to Secretarial Priorities
  3. USED Finalizes Higher Education Accreditation Rules
  4. DOJ Issues Guidance Directing Agencies to Move Toward “English-Only” Operations
  5. Other Significant Updates
  6. 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.

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