The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development of the Committee on Education and Workforce met to hear testimony on "Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for America's Workforce." Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Burgess Owens, Chairman, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development; and…

In this article, James Joshua Coleman and Jon Wargo interrogate the (queer) child as a concept and specter that haunts civic life in the United States. Whereas scholars across a range of fields and standpoints have questioned the value of LGBTQ+ inclusion in public school curricula, and society more broadly, together Coleman and Wargo wonder at…

One of the more salient roles of school psychologists is the school-based assessment of child and adolescent mental health problems. The most widely used diagnostic and classification system for mental health disorders in the United States is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Many school psychologists (or their…

Many public higher education institutions throughout the United States are experiencing drastic shifts related to their services for underrepresented and at-risk student populations. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts have been at the American forefront since as early as the 1950s-1960s when the Civil Rights Movement first gained…

Despite students of color comprising more than half of the K-12 student population, the principal pipeline remains predominantly white, with roughly four of five principals identifying as such. This demographic mismatch has been linked to the inequitable experiences and outcomes for students of color, suggesting that the disproportionately white…

The Fifty Percent Law, established under Education Code section 84362, and implemented through Title 5, sections 59204-59214, requires California community college districts to spend at least half of their annual Current Expense of Education (CEE) on salaries and benefits for classroom instructors. The intent of the law is to ensure that a…

Policymakers have debated how schools should respond when transgender students (students who are assigned one sex at birth but identify with the opposite sex) seek to use facilities or participate in school activities consistent with their gender identity. One prominent area of contention is the participation of transgender athletes in school…

Context: In recent years, 44 U.S. states have proposed legislation that restricts the teaching of race and racism in social studies. Commonly called "anti-critical race theory" (anti-CRT) legislation, these laws are notoriously difficult to interpret and have led many social studies teachers to avoid discussing race and controversial…

Public service reforms often provoke political backlash. Can they also yield political benefits for the politicians who champion them? We study a Wisconsin law that weakened teachers' unions and liberalized pay, prompting mass protests. Exploiting its staggered implementation across school districts, we find that the reform cut union revenues,…

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law and, with it, a transformative federal tax credit that could lead to billions of dollars in additional contributions for K-12 scholarships. After years of sustained advocacy, the OBBBA marks the largest and most consequential federal victory ever for…

In September 2024, the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party uncovered a troubling fact: federal agencies had inadvertently bolstered China's military capabilities by funding researchers affiliated with American universities who partnered with Chinese universities. This brief provides…

The Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 was put in place to reauthorize the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to support Holocaust education programs, and for other purposes. The Act includes the following sections: (1) Short Title; and (2) Reauthorization, which amends the Act by striking ''each of the 4…

Historically, students with disabilities experience less in-school preparation and postschool success compared with their peers without disabilities. U.S. federal legislation has evolved in an effort to promote successful in-school and postschool success for students with disabilities. Since 1990, legislation has emphasized the importance of…

Background: The objective of the study is to identify emergent flexible arrangements and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title I implementation strategies that support disability inclusion in the workplace. Objective: Despite the increase in awareness of flexible workplace arrangements, research regarding flexible arrangements for workers…

This study presents a trendline analysis of disability-related complaints to determine patterns in potential violations of the Air Carrier Access Act reported by U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2019. The analysis revealed a 248.4% increase in the frequency of complaints by passengers with disabilities and a 170.4% increase in the rate of…