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2025-26 Federal Executive Actions
A continuously updated list of EducationCounsel’s resources specifically related to the Federal Administration’s executive actions.
Making the Grade: How Fair is School Funding in Your State?
Education Law Center released, Making the Grade: How Fair is School Funding in Your State?, their most recent annual report on school funding fairness evaluating each state's education funding system on three critical measures of fairness: Funding level, distribution and effort.
Federal Funding Streams for Children and Youth Services Database
This database catalogs the purposes and key characteristics of 304 federal funding streams that support children and youth, as well as policy and funding changes that may affect these funding streams.
The State of State Longitudinal Data Systems
Findings from a survey of state education leaders in 27 states that reveals many statewide longitudinal data systems face an uncertain future without additional, sustained investment.
New Policy Brief: Widening College Access Gap in the South
SEF and the University of Alabama Education Policy Center’s new brief uncovers alarming trends: a 23% drop in Pell Grant recipients in the 17-state South from 2011–2022, sharp declines in Black student enrollment, and more than 500,000 students lost, in part due to funding cuts. The report calls for urgent policy fixes, including mandatory Pell funding and smarter state aid aligned with student need.
2025 Elections and Changes to State Education Leadership
This one-pager captures the results of 2025’s elections, while forecasting what is expected for next year’s midterm elections.
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