Dr. Kaitlyn Brennan

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...

Dear Colleagues:

This Washington Update arrives at a moment when the policy landscape around education finance, curriculum rights, and pandemic recovery remains in flux. Senate Republicans’ efforts to...

Dear Colleagues:

As summer enters the chat, Congress and federal agencies are moving forward with a flurry of decisions that will reshape everything from civil rights enforcement to funding for teacher...

Dear Colleagues:

The Administration’s FY 2026 budget request offers one of the clearest signals yet about how federal priorities are shifting when it comes to education. While some of us expected...

Dear Colleagues:

As always, I’m keeping a close eye on the latest developments in federal education policy that affect our field—especially around special education, equity, and access. Below are...