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U.S. Department of Education Seeks Assurances of FERPA Compliance (April 2025)
April 11, 2025U.S. Department of Education Seeks Assurances of FERPA Compliance The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) issued on Friday, March 28, a letter that served as the... Read More
Oregon is resisting certification request
April 10, 2025Our nation is struggling to define what it means to serve all students. Oregon has joined the states standing up for the rule of law so that schools can serve all their... Read More
Response to federal certification request
April 4, 2025We understand school leaders are concerned about the federal government’s latest communication, but we don’t want anyone to take any rash actions before we know more. The U.S. Department... Read More
The law has not changed
March 5, 2025Recent communications from the U.S. Department of Education and the Trump administration have created confusion across the country. The laws have not changed, though. We know school leaders fear a... Read More
OSBA monitoring federal actions
January 31, 2025The federal government recently issued a series of executive orders and memorandums. The topics include federal funding, DEI programs, immigration, and gender-based facilities and athletics. The administration’s moves have been concerning and... Read More
Immigration enforcement developments
January 22, 2025On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Department of Homeland Security rescinded a policy in place since 2011 that discouraged Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from taking actions in so-called “sensitive locations,”... Read More