Current Issues
Schools and Colleges
Transgender Athlete Rules
The House of Representatives passed (April 20) legislation (H.R.734) to prohibit in law the ability of school athletic programs to permit persons whose biological sex at birth ...
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Education and Teaching
States Joining "Don’t Say Gay" Law Movement
Iowa enacted a “don’t say gay” law (May 26) similar to those enacted in Florida and Alabama, and which are under consideration ...
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Research & Analysis
Federal Student Loan Debt Relief in the Context of COVID-19
Congressional Research Service
This CRS report summarizes student loan debt relief rules of current law, including temporary relief provided as part of the Federal Government's COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Who Benefits from Student Debt Cancellation
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
This is research of JP Morgan Chase & Co. detailing estimates of impact from the cancellation different levels of student loan debt.
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An Unparalleled Investment in U.S. Public Education: Analysis of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
The Learning Foundation
This blogpost provides a good breakdown of elementary and secondary funding, as well as the permissible uses, contained within the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act.
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K-12 Education: Observations on States' School Improvement Efforts
General Accountability Office (GAO)
This GAO report describes how States utilize and distribute Federal elementary and secondary school improvement funding.
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Key Federal Programs
Child Nutrition Programs [Agriculture]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$26,849,572,000
$28,587,957,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$2,800,000,000
Broadband [Depts. of Commerce & Agriculture]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$628,000,000
$697,000,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$50,200,000,000
Child Care and Development Grants [HHS]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$6,165,330,000
$7,562,000,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$42,515,000,000
Head Start Program [HHS]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$11,036,820,000
$12,203,000,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$1,000,000,000
Local Education K-12 Grants [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$18,229,790,000
$21,280,551,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$122,774,800,000
School Improvement Programs [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$5,595,835,000
$6,525,982,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
Innovation & Improvement Programs [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$1,300,730,000
$1,572,000,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
School Safety National Activities [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$201,000,000
$129,000,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
English Language Education [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$831,400,000
$1,075,000,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
Special Education & Rehabilitation Services [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$18,381,764,000
$22,030,943,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$3,030,000,000
Career, Technical, Adult Education [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$2,091,436,000
$2,308,981,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
Federal Work Study [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$1,210,000,000
$1,190,000,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
Federal Trio Programs [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$1,137,000,000
$1,297,761,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
