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Danya Laverack (left), a school counselor at Indian River Academy, hugs students on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Vero Beach. Students were greeted by teachers, first-year principal Kimberly Rahal, and Indian River County Superintendent David Moore as parents said their tearful goodbyes.

K-12 Education The status of litigation against the Trump administration’s K-12 education agenda: A guide for education leaders

Rachel M. Perera, Thalia González, Aidan Tomlinson

September 8, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts next to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon as he shows the executive order to shut down the Department of Education, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on March 20, 2025.

U.S. Democracy Introducing the Trump K-12 education litigation tracker

Rachel M. Perera, Thalia González, Aidan Tomlinson

September 8, 2025

A man leaves the federal courthouse where a group of Democratic state attorneys are asking a federal judge to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and halt it from laying off nearly half of its staff, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Sabga

Education Tracking lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s K-12 education agenda

Rachel M. Perera, Thalia González, Aidan Tomlinson

September 8, 2025

The sign of the Marquez School on the exterior of the destroyed school building during the aftermath of the Palisades Fire on January 15, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The fires have scorched large swaths of Los Angeles.

Climate Change Climate change is an urgent but often overlooked education policy issue

Matthew A. Kraft, Sohil Malik, Grace T. Falken

August 26, 2025

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