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There are significant changes and developments with regard to policy and guidance positions of the federal government in relation to federal law and federal agencies. The following are links to documents issued by the federal government and in response to the federal government regarding applicable laws and guidance related to current Federal Policy issues. This includes Executive Orders, new Dear Colleague Letters and FAQs, policy pronouncements, and Court decisions. We will continue to update this page with resources and updates from Lozano Smith, as well as federal and state governments. For more related, visit Lozano Smith's Immigration Resources page as another source of information.
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- New Federal Tax Credit May Result in Greater Funding for Private Schools (August 20, 2025)
- Supreme Court Stays Order Requiring Reinstatement of Department of Education Employees (August 20, 2025)
- Trump Administration Sues CDE and CIF for Title IX Violations (July 30, 2025)
- Mahmoud v. Taylor: Supreme Court Affirms Parental Opt-Out Rights in Curriculum Dispute (July 11, 2025)
- No Special Hurdles U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Higher Burden for Students in Disability Discrimination Claims (June 28, 2025)
- U.S Supreme Court Clarifies Majority-Group Plaintiffs Are Not Held to a Higher Evidentiary Standard in Title VII Employment Discrimination Cases (June 27, 2025)
- District Court Mandates Parental Option to Opt Out of Gender Identity Activities in Buddy Program (June 16, 2025)
- A Supreme Split on Religion-Based Charter Schools (May 30, 2025)
- The President Signs an Executive Order Regarding School Discipline Policies (May 29, 2025)
- President Trump Signs Executive Order: Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for Youth (May 22, 2025)
- President Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Transgender Women from Women’s and Girls’ Sports (February 21, 2025)
- California Attorney General Responds to President’s Executive Order Regarding “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling (February 14, 2025)
- Title IX: Impacts of Legal Challenges and Executive Orders (January 29, 2025)
- Department of Homeland Security Issues Directive Rescinding Policy Limiting Immigration Enforcement in Protected Areas (February 12, 2025)
Executive Orders
- Saving College Sports (July 24, 2025)
- Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth (April 23, 2025)
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances AI Education for American Youth (April 23, 2025)
- Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies (April 23, 2025)
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinstates Commonsense School Discipline Policies (April 23, 2025)
- Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (April 23, 2025)
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Signs Landmark Order to Restore Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (April 23, 2025)
- Directing The Repeal of Unlawful Regulations (April 9, 2025)
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Truth and Sanity to American History (March 27, 2025)
- Preserving and Protecting The Integrity of American Elections (March 25, 2025)
- Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities (March 20, 2025)
- Keeping Education Accessible and Ending Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools (February 15, 2025)
- Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports (February 5, 2025)
- Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling (January 29, 2025)
- Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families (January 29, 2025)
- Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (January 21, 2025)
- Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing (January 20, 2025)
- Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions (January 20, 2025)
The White House Articles
U.S. Department of Justice
- Justice Department Finds George Washington University Deliberately Indifferent to Antisemitic Discrimination (August 12, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Billions in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start (July 14, 2025)
- Plaintiff States’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Federal Education Funding Freeze (July 14, 2025)
- Complaint for Injunctive and Mandamus Relief Against Federal Education Funding Freeze (July 14, 2025)
- Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief - DOE Mental Health Funding Complaint (June 30, 2025)
- Justice Department Opens Investigation into the University of California System for Race- and Sex-Based Employment Practices (June 26, 2025)
- Justice Department Launches Investigation into Rhode Island for Race-Based Employment Preferences in Violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (June 5, 2025)
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi Announces Enforcement Actions Against the State of Maine for Violating Title IX (April 16, 2025 | Video)
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi Launches Compliance Review Investigation into Admissions Policies at Stanford University and Several University of California Schools, Advancing President Trump’s Mandate to End Illegal DEI Policies (March 27, 2025)
- EEOC and Justice Department Warn Against Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination (March 19, 2025)
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi Urges States to Comply with Federal Law by Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports (February 25, 2025)
U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Finds George Mason University Has Violated Title VI (August 22, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Initiates Title VI Investigation into Haverford College for Allegedly Tolerating Anti-Semitic Harassment (August 20, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Places Five Northern Virginia School Districts on High-Risk Status and Reimbursement Payment Status for Violating Title IX (August 19, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Prohibits Federal Funds from Supporting Political Activism on College Campuses (August 19, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Launches Investigations into Four Kansas School Districts For Alleged Title IX, FERPA Violations (August 14, 2025)
- U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Joins Florida Education Leaders and Families for FAFSA Testing Event (August 14, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Initiates Title VI Investigation into Baltimore City Public Schools for Alleged Anti-Semitic Harassment (August 7, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Announces Wagner College Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Concerns (August 1, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Encourages States to Maximize Opportunity to Improve Academic Achievement (July 29, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Finds Five Northern Virginia School Districts in Violation of Title IX (July 25, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Opens Title IX Investigation into the Oregon Department of Education (July 25, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Announces Negotiated Rulemaking to Implement President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (July 24, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigations into Five Universities for Alleged Exclusionary Scholarships Benefitting Illegal Alien Students (July 23, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Artificial Intelligence Use in Schools, Proposes Additional Supplemental Priority (July 22, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor Implement Workforce Development Partnership (July 15, 2025)
- Secretary McMahon Statement on Supreme Court Victory for Future of American Education (July 14, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Ends Taxpayer Subsidization of Postsecondary Education for Illegal Aliens (July 10, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Announces the University of Pennsylvania Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Violations (July 1, 2025)
- Education Stabilization Fund Liquidation Extensions (Page Last Reviewed: June 27, 2025)
- Letter from Secretary McMahon - Update on Liquidation Process for COVID-Era Education Stabilization Fund Grants Amid Litigation (June 26, 2025)
- Dear Colleague Letter - Parental Choice Schools Identified Support and Improvement (June 26, 2025)
- US Department of Education Issues School Choice Guidance to States on Turning Around Failing Schools (June 26, 2025)
- US Department of Education Finds California Department of Education and California Interscholastic Federation in Violation of Title IX (June 25, 2025)
- US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Letter of Finding (violation) (June 25, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation (June 4, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Recognizes June as ‘Title IX Month’ (June 2, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Opens Title VI and Disability-Discrimination Investigation into Green Bay Area Public School District (May 28, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Title VI Investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools (May 22, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Title IX Investigation into Western Carolina University (May 8, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Title IX Investigation into Saratoga Springs City School District (May 6, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Reminds Colleges and Universities of Their Obligations to Help Struggling Borrowers (May 5, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Title VI Investigation into Evanston-Skokie School District 65 (May 1, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Expands Accreditation Options for Colleges and Universities (May 1, 2025)
- Title IX Special Investigations Team Launches Directed Investigation into Washington State Superintendent's Office (April 30, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Title VI Investigation into Chicago Public Schools (April 29, 2025)
- ED, HHS Launch Title VI Investigations of Harvard University and Harvard Law Review Amid Allegations of Discriminatory Practices (April 28, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Finds the University of Pennsylvania Has Violated Title IX (April 28, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Launches Title VI Probe into New York School Mascot Controversy (April 25, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Returns Section 117 Foreign Funding Enforcement to Office of General Counsel, Announces Investigation into UC Berkeley (April 25, 2025)
- Secretary of Education Statements on President Trump’s Education Executive Orders (April 23, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education to Begin Federal Student Loan Collections, Other Actions to Help Borrowers Get Back into Repayment (April 21, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Announces Consequences for Maine’s Title IX Noncompliance (April 11, 2025)
- U.S Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Announce Title IX Special Investigations Team (April 4, 2025)
- ED Requires K-12 School Districts to Certify Compliance with Title VI and Students v. Harvard as a Condition of Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (April 3, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Revokes Waivers to California and Oregon Universities Using Federal Funding to Provide Services to Illegal Immigrants (March 27, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Launches Investigation into California Department of Education for Alleged FERPA Violations (March 27, 2025)
- Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Return Power Over Education to States and Local Communities (March 20, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Concludes that the Maine Department of Education Is Violating Title IX (March 19, 2025)
- Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education (March 14, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Initiates Reduction in Force (March 11, 2025)
- Secretary McMahon: Our Department's Final Mission (March 3, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Releases Frequently Asked Questions on Dear Colleague Letter About Racial Preferencing (March 1, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Launches “End DEI” Portal (February 27, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Reduces Federal Overreach in Charter Schools Program (February 20, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education’s Statement on Title IX Compliance (February 20, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Funding (February 19, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Directs Schools to End Racial Preferences (February 15, 2025)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in Light of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (February 14, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Launches Title IX Investigations into Two Athletic Associations (February 12, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Urges the NCAA, NFHS to Restore Female Athletics Records Wrongfully Erased by Male Competitors (February 11, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education to Investigate Title IX Violations in Athletics (February 6, 2025)
- Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports (February 5, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education Advances School Choice by Supporting Charter Schools (January 31, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Education to Enforce 2020 Title IX Rule Protecting Women (January 31, 2025)
California Attorney General’s Office
- Attorney General Bonta Issues Warning: U.S. Department of Education Jeopardizing Student Mental Health Grants (August 20, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta, Coalition Secure Major Win as Education Department Restores Previously Withheld Funding (July 31, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Skaneateles Central School District’s Policy Safeguarding the Rights and Safety of Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Students (July 17, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Billions in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start (July 14, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta, Multistate Coalition File Motion to Block Trump Administration’s Unlawful Discontinuation of School Mental Health Grant Funding (July 9, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration over Unlawful Discontinuation of School Mental Health Grant Funding (June 30, 2025)
- Following SCOTUS Ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor, Attorney General Bonta Reaffirms California’s Commitment to Ensuring Schools Remain a Welcoming and Inclusive Environment (June 27, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta, Consortium of Privacy Regulators Strongly Oppose Ban on State AI Regulation (June 22, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Department of Education to Maintain Commitments to Student Equity and Opportunity (June 20, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Files Pre-Enforcement Lawsuit Amid U.S. DOJ Demands that California Schools Violate State Law and U.S. Constitution (June 9, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Issues Builder’s Remedy Legal Alert: Local Governments Must Comply with California Housing Law (June 5, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction to Block Mass Firings, Transfer of Core Functions from Department of Education (May 22, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Challenging the Trump Administration’s “Anti-DEI” Executive Orders (May 15, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Launches Civil Rights Investigation into Conditions at San Diego Juvenile Halls (May 13, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Urging Trump Administration to Restore Title X Funding (May 1, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Conditions on Funding for K-12 Schools (April 25, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Files Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Unjustified and Unconstitutional Revocation of Student Visas (April 11, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Blocking California’s Access to Over $200 Million in Previously Awarded Education Funding (April 10, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta: Despite Supreme Court’s Stay Order, California Remains Committed to Fighting to Protect Grants That Support Our K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline (April 4, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Seeks Court Order to Block Mass Firings, Transfer of Core Functions from Department of Education (March 24, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Mass Firings at the U.S. Department of Education (March 13, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta: Court Ruling Blocking Trump Administration from Retaliating Against Attorneys Protects Free Speech and the Rule of Law (March 12, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants (March 6, 2025)
- Attorney General Bonta Provides Guidance to Schools on Efforts to Support Equal Access to Education Opportunities (March 5, 2025)
California Department of Education
- State Superintendent Thurmond Announces Commitment to Reduce Chronic Absence by 50 Percent, Releases New Guidance (August 19, 2025)
- State Superintendent Thurmond Announces: California to Receive Nearly $1 Billion in Previously Impounded Federal Education Funds (July 31, 2025)
- State Superintendent Thurmond, Education Leaders Call on Trump Administration to Release Billions in Illegally Impounded School Funds (July 1, 2025)
- California's Commitment to Education Renewed with 2025-26 Budget Agreement (June 30, 2025)
- State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Issues Statement in Response to DOJ Letter to California LEAs on CIF Policy (June 3, 2025)
- Update Regarding Federal Funding for Student Mental Health (May 9, 2025)
- Update Regarding School Discipline Policies (May 1, 2025)
- Further Update Regarding Title VI Compliance (April 11, 2025)
- California Department of Education Response to U.S. Department of Education Request for Title VI Certification Regarding DEI Practices (April 11, 2025)
- California Department of Education Defended The Legality of DEI Efforts in a Letter To School District Superintendents: Complaint No. 25-0382 (April 11, 2025)
- State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Condemns Attempted Homeland Security Enforcement Activities at Elementary Schools in Los Angeles Unified (April 10, 2025)
- Letter: Update Reguarding Title VI Compliance signed by David Schapira to the County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators (April 4, 2025)
- Facts to Consider Regarding FERPA and AB 1955 (April 1, 2025)
- Response to Federal Executive Order Signaling Intent to Dismantle the United States Department of Education (March 20, 2025)
- State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Pledges to Continue Focus on Moving the Needle for Student Achievement, Pushes Back on Unlawful Efforts to Dismantle Federal Education Programs (March 20, 2025)
- Clarification Regarding the February 14 “Dear Colleague Letter” from the United States Department of Education (February 21, 2025)
- State Superintendent Thurmond Encourages All California Educators to “Stay Focused,” Shares News of Temporary Restraining Order Against Trump Administration’s Efforts to Pause School Programs (February 3, 2025)
- Commitment to Continuity for California’s Children, Schools, and Families (February 3, 2025)
- Affirmation of Continued Protections on the Basis of Gender, Gender Expression, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation (January 31, 2025)
- State Superintendent Thurmond Responds to United States Department of Education’s Backward Step on Title IX Protections (January 31, 2025)
- Reminder of Obligation to Protect Immigrant Families’ Rights to Access Public Education (January 21, 2025)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USDA Reminds Families to Pack Food Safety with Back-to-School Lunches (August 5, 2025)
- Secretary Rollins Sends Letter Challenging Governor Newsom’s Use of USDA Funding on Programs to Implement Radical Transgender Ideology, Violating Parental Rights (March 27, 2025)
- USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins Letter to CA Governor Gavin Newsom (March 27, 2025)
Litigation Complaints and Rulings
- Colorado et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al., Complaint (Filed April 1, 2025)
- Colorado and other states have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, challenging the termination of $11 billion in public health funding. The states argue the decision was unlawful and harmful to health services, and they’re seeking to have the funding restored. The case is currently pending.
U.S. Senate
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- HHS Demands that Duke University Address Systemic Allegations of Race Discrimination (July 28, 2025)
- HHS Bans Illegal Aliens from Accessing its Taxpayer-Funded Programs (July 10, 2025)
- HHS’ Civil Rights Office Finds Harvard University in Violation of Federal Civil Rights Law (June 30, 2025)
- HHS’ Civil Rights Office Determines that Maine Violates Title IX by Allowing Males in Women’s Sports (March 17, 2025)
Disclaimer: Apart from Lozano Smith Client News Briefs, these sources are not authored or approved as to content by Lozano Smith. These sources and links are subject to frequent updates as these issues are rapidly evolving. These materials and all discussions of these materials are for instructional purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. If you need legal advice, you should contact your local counsel or an attorney at Lozano Smith.
