What’s Happening in Washington *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what happened in federal education policy in the month of February, and what lies ahead. The White House The President gives the State of the Union: On February 24th, the President addressed Congress during […]
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What’s Happening in Washington *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s been happening in federal education policy in the month of January, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress Appropriations Nears End: The House passed a series of minibuses, or spending packages, on
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What’s Happening in Washington *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s been happening in federal education policy in the month of December, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress Appropriations Continues: The Appropriations process continues. As three appropriations bills (the Legislative Branch, Agriculture, and
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What’s Happening in Washington *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s been happening in federal education policy in the month of November, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress The Federal Government Reopens: On November 12th, Congress passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen
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A few minutes before 11:00 pm Eastern Time, President Trump signed the Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the government, effective immediately, on Wednesday, November 12th. The shutdown ends after 43 days, the longest in U.S history, after the Senate approved a new CR on the evening of Monday, November 10th, to reopen the government and
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What’s Happening in Washington *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s been happening in federal education policy in the month of October, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress The Federal Government Shutdown: After Congress failed to pass the 12 full-year appropriations bills or
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What’s Happening in Washington *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s been happening in federal education policy in the month of September, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress The Final Countdown: Congress has until September 30, 2025, to pass the FY26 federal budget
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Reposted from Clear Impact [Rockville, MD] — September 9, 2025: Clear Impact and Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) are thrilled to jointly introduce to their networks “Partnering for Child and Family Peak Results: An Initiative of IEL and Clear Impact”. Schools are hubs of opportunity that provide essential academic, health, and social services to students
pictured above from left to right: Anibal Solar Jr., Superintendent Yonkers Public Schools; Jim Quigley, CEO emeritus of Deloitte Global: CEO of School Leadership Alliance; Anne Brown, President & CEO, Cook Center for Human Connection; Adele Winter, School and Community Advocacy Director; Eddie Koen, President, Institute for Educational Leadership; Adrienne Cole Johnson, Chief of Family
September 15, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) introduced a resolution in both chambers of Congress, recognizing September 14-20th 2025, as Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week. Community Schools are public schools that provide integrated student support, including well-designed and expanded learning opportunities informed by