Responses to 2025 Federal Actions & Communications
This page includes letters to the field as well as news releases that help educators and families understand any impact on California’s public schools and students, or lack thereof, resulting from federal actions and communications.At the California Department of Education (CDE), we are focused on moving the needle for student achievement no matter what. We are committed to providing our local educational agencies (LEAs) with guidance and support in these rapidly changing times, so that our educators can continue to focus on what’s working in our local schools.
This page includes letters to the field as well as news releases that help educators and families understand any impact on California’s public schools and students, or lack thereof, resulting from federal actions and communications.
May 9, 2025
Update Regarding Federal Funding for Student Mental Health
May 1, 2025
Update Regarding School Discipline Policies
April 25, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 11, 2025
Further Update Regarding FERPA and AB 1955
- Exhibit 1: FERPA Letter from the United States Secretary of State and the Student Privacy Policy Office from March 28, 2025
(PDF) - Exhibit 2: CDE FERPA Summary Page
- Exhibit 3: CDE Protections for LGBTQ+ Students: AB 1955
- Exhibit 4: Facts to Consider Regarding FERPA and AB 1955
Further Update Regarding Title VI Compliance
- Attachment 1: Joint Letter from Request for Certification Under Title VI
- Attachment 2: Notice of Agreement with Respect to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Ecf No. 41)
(PDF)
April 4, 2025
Update Regarding Title VI Compliance
Update Regarding Federal COVID Relief Funds
April 1, 2025
Facts to Consider Regarding FERPA and AB 1955
March 21, 2025
Continuity of Federal Laws Governing Educational Programs
March 20, 2025
- Related News Release: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Pledges to Continue Focus on Moving the Needle for Student Achievement, Pushes Back on Unlawful Efforts to Dismantle Federal Education Programs
February 21, 2025
February 3, 2025
Commitment to Continuity for California’s Children, Schools, and Families
- Related News Release: State Superintendent Thurmond Encourages All California Educators to ‘Stay Focused,’ Shares News of Temporary Restraining Order Against Trump Administration’s Efforts to Pause School Programs
January 31, 2025
- Related News Release: State Superintendent Thurmond Responds to United States Department of Education’s Backward Step on Title IX Protections
January 21, 2025
Reminder of Obligation to Protect Immigrant Families’ Rights to Access Public Education