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Sept. 30, 2025

ALERT: FY26 Shutdown Preview, FY25 Remaining Funds Update, OCR RIF, IES Redesign, New Secretarial Priorities, Magnet Schools Funding Threats & Other Significant Updates

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

  1. FY26 Continuing Resolution and Shutdown Update
  2. FY25 Grant Non-Continuations and Cancellations Update
  3. Court Allows OCR RIF to Proceed
  4. USED Seeks Public Comment on IES Redesign
  5. USED Secretary McMahon Proposes Two Additional Secretarial Priorities
  6. USED Threatens School Districts with Loss of Magnet School Funds
  7. Other Significant Updates
  8. What’s Coming Next?

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Finally, please keep in mind that these developments are sometimes changing rapidly so information may become outdated, and nothing in these resources constitutes specific legal advice.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