December 18, 2023
by Rachel Danner
Access to Justice
Education
Family
Food Security
Health
Senate Democrats have recently introduced a new bill directing the Secretary of Agriculture to “cancel and eliminate all debts” associated with school breakfast and lunch programs.[1] The Act, titled the “School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023…
February 23, 2023
by Sierra Campbell
Education
Federal law requires schools to provide necessary transportation to students with disabilities. The Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) guarantees every child with a disability has access to free appropriate public education designed to…
October 14, 2022
by Carly Hoffman
Education
I am a former educator who left the teaching profession after three years in the classroom. While there were many things I loved about teaching, and I cared deeply about my students, teaching was not a sustainable career for me. I was constantly overwhelmed…
February 7, 2022
by John Huston
Banking and Finance
Education
Tax Policy
In the fall of 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) began the rulemaking process to amend federal student loan regulations to eliminate interest capitalization events for student loan borrowers.[1] Under current Department regulations…