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Challenges for Education Institutions Continue: New “Dear Colleague Letter” Targets Educational Equity Efforts
On Friday, February 14, 2025, the United States Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) setting out its interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discriminatio...
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New Executive Order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” Creates Challenging Questions for Oregon School Districts
On February 5, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports. This EO expresses strong disapproval of policies allowing transgender girls and women to participate on girls’ and women’s athletic teams....
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New Executive Order Addressing “Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling”: What School Leaders Need to Know
On January 29, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“Order”) entitled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling.” The Order asserts that “schools indoctrinate children in radical, anti-American ideologies while deliberately blockin...
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Department of Homeland Security Withdraws “Sensitive Location Enforcement” Directive Protecting Schools; Oregon Law Limits Cooperation with Federal Immigration Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving quickly to implement President Trump’s policy focus on enhanced enforcement of immigration laws. Earlier today, January 21, 2025, the Acting Director of DHS withdrew the long-standing policy limitin...
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New Trump Administration Executive Orders Reflect Significant Policy Changes—Key Takeaways for School Administrators
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Orders to begin implementing President Donald Trump’s policy agenda.
Below are highlights from a few of the newly enacted Executive Orders, and some initial key takeaways for K-12 and hi...
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Veritas Means Truth: The Ninth Circuit Affirms Oregon’s Restriction on Unauthorized Recordings
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Ninth Circuit upheld Oregon’s conversational privacy statute as constitutional, finding that Oregonians have an interest in knowing when in-person conversations are recorded and that these recordings require notice. I...
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