Dr. Kaitlyn Brennan

Washington Update, September 22, 2025

September 22, 2025

Dear Colleagues:

I hope your fall semesters are starting off strong! It has been wonderful to have the opportunity to see so many of you at various virtual TED events over the summer, I cannot thank...

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Washington Update, August 25, 2025

Dr. Kaitlyn Brennan

August 25, 2025

Dear Colleagues:

The past several weeks have been nothing short of eventful on the federal education policy front, and our community has risen to meet the moment. Thank you to the 170+ colleagues...

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Washington Update, August 13, 2025

Dr. Kaitlyn Brennan

August 13, 2025

Dear Colleagues:

The past six weeks have been a whirlwind for federal education policy. On July 1, the U.S. Department of Education withheld nearly $7 billion in formula funding that should have gone...

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Washington Update, July 8, 2025

Dr. Kaitlyn Brennan

July 08, 2025

Dear Colleagues:

Last week we focused on the sudden “programmatic review” that put roughly $7 billion in K-12 formula and competitive grants on ice—including 21st CCLC, Title II-A, Title III, Migrant...

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Washington Update, July 3, 2025

Dr. Kaitlyn Brennan

July 03, 2025

Dear Colleagues:

July 1 was supposed to be “money-drop day.” Instead, district CFOs opened their inboxes to a four-sentence memo from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announcing that six big...

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