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  • 2025-01058 — Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 4727
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is revising its Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection and is seeking public comment. They want feedback on issues like the necessity and effectiveness of the data collection, the accuracy of the burden estimate, and ways to improve and minimize the burden using technology. Comments are due by February 18, 2025, and more information can be found on the reginfo.gov website. This collection aims to ensure public schools provide equal educational opportunities as required by civil rights laws.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Department of Education wants to make sure all kids have the same chances at school and is asking people to share their thoughts on how to collect information to help with this. They are also trying to make it easier to gather this information using technology.

  • 2024-29389 — Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; School Pulse Panel 2024-25 Data Collection
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 100992
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Institute of Education Sciences, under the Department of Education, is seeking public comments on proposed updates to an information collection request, titled "School Pulse Panel 2024-25 Data Collection." This initiative focuses on gathering data from U.S. public schools on various topics like staffing, readiness for college and careers, and learning strategies. The public is invited to provide feedback by January 13, 2025, to help address issues such as the necessity of the data collection and ways to reduce the burden on respondents. The total estimated annual responses are about 53,955, with an estimated burden of 10,175 hours.

    Simple Explanation

    The Education Department wants to know what people think about their plan to ask schools questions about things like teachers and student learning. They want people to share ideas by January 13, 2025, and hope to make it easy for schools to answer without taking too much time.

  • 2025-06159 — National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2025
    Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:90 FR 15203
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    In April 2025, President Donald J. Trump proclaimed the month as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. He emphasized the importance of protecting children from various forms of abuse and advocated for strong family values. The President also highlighted his administration's actions, such as signing an executive order to prevent public schools from teaching transgender ideology and taking steps to secure the southern border to combat child trafficking. He called on all Americans to be vigilant about the safety and well-being of children and to support efforts that encourage their healthy development.

    Simple Explanation

    In April 2025, President Trump announced that it's a special month to remind everyone to keep kids safe from harm, like any kind of mean or hurtful behavior. He talked about actions to stop teaching ideas about being a boy or girl in schools and keeping kids safe near borders too.

  • 2025-00781 — Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; School Pulse Panel 2025-26 Data Collection Activities
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 3819
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is seeking public comments on its proposal to revise a data collection request for the School Pulse Panel 2025-26 under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This data collection gathers information from public schools to understand various issues such as staffing, absenteeism, and the use of federal funds. The initiative aims to collect monthly data from a representative sample of U.S. public schools to provide timely insights. The public can submit comments on the proposal until March 17, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Education wants to hear what people think about changing how they collect information from schools to learn about things like teachers and student absences. People can share their thoughts until March 17, 2025.