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The Leading Edge, 91制片's policy & advocacy blog, provides up-to-date information about activities in Washington, D.C. and Capitol Hill that affect you and your school district.

Topics include new or proposed regulations and federal policies, federal funding updates and opportunities, advocacy resources and more.

Latest Posts

February 11, 2025
91制片 Joins National, State and Local Groups in Letter Prioritizing IDEA Funding
91制片 was proud to join 27 national organizations and dozens of state and local groups in a letter to Congress.
February 10, 2025
Trump Rescinds Problematic CTE Policy Mandate
The Trump Administration rescinded the U.S. Department of Education's information collection system for Perkins, finalized last December, that would have been incredibly disruptive to districts.
February 06, 2025
New EO re Title IX Athletics Policies
Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order 鈥淜eeping Men Out of Women鈥檚 Sports.鈥�
February 04, 2025
ECR Cross-Post: Title IX, Sex, and Gender Identity: Chaos or Calculation?
We have a cross-post from Jackie Wernz at ECR Solutions about the Trump Administration's return to the 2020 Title IX rule.
February 03, 2025
Webinar: Budgeting for School-Based Mental Health
Opportunity Labs is thrilled to share new resources designed to help district administrators adopt a data-driven, values-based approach that enhances and sustains school-based mental health services.
January 31, 2025
ED Clarifies Districts Should Follow 2020 Title IX Rules
On Friday, U.S. Department of Education sent a 鈥淒ear Colleague鈥� letter to K-12 schools that OCR will enforce the Trump Administration鈥檚 2020 Title IX Rule.
January 29, 2025
Updated Information from Executive Orders from January 29
President Trump issued two executive orders related to K-12 education on January 29. Here's what we know.
January 28, 2025
UPDATED: Federal Funding Freeze and Potential Impacts
On January 27, the White House budget office announced a federal funding freeze.
January 22, 2025
USED Resource: 2025 K-12 Digital Infrastructure Brief: Accessibility
USED鈥檚 latest resource, 2025 K-12 Digital Infrastructure Brief: Accessibility, is the fourth installment in a series of resources designed to support educational leaders in creating and sustaining inclusive digital infrastructures.
January 21, 2025
Trump Administration Reportedly Rescinds Protected Areas Designation for Schools
January 21, 2025
91制片 Joins 20 National Organizations in Brief Supporting E-Rate and USF
91制片 joined 20 other national organizations in an amicus brief filed today, in support of the E-Rate and Universal Service Fund.
January 17, 2025
FCC Releases Universal Service Monitoring Report
Earlier this week the FCC released the latest Universal Service Fund monitoring report, using information available as of September 2024.
January 17, 2025
Guest Blog Post: New COPPA Update: A Setback for Schools and Student Privacy?
This blog post comes from Amelia Vance, President, Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC supports 91制片鈥檚 Student and Child Privacy Center)
January 17, 2025
Important COPPA Update: Webinar
Join an expert panel on January 15 as we delve into the FTC's update to the Children鈥檚 Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule).
January 16, 2025
The Impact: Fighting for Education
Earlier this week, 91制片 was part of a meeting at the U.S. Education Department, exploring the impact of the past four years on our nation鈥檚 schools, a recap of the effort and fight that went on to advance and strengthen education and schools.

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