Tag: concept of education

Legal Alert | Department of Education Expands Interpretation of “Third-Party Servicer” Definition (and Announces Incentive Compensation Review)

Riko Dwianto, 25/09/2025

UPDATE: On April 11, the Department of Education (Department) published a blog post updating the latest Third-Party Services (TPS) Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) which was published on February 15, 2023 (updated February 28, 2023). Our summary of the February 15th DCL is below.

In the blog post, the Department announced it was in the process of developing an updated DCL (after receiving over 1,000 comments on the February version), but it “wanted to highlight several key pieces of information that [it] think[s] the community should be aware of right away.” specifically, the Department (1) identified several activities that do not trigger the TPS rules; (2) noted its intent to remove the provision of the guidance relating to foreign ownership of TPS; and (3) noted its intent to provide clarifications based on the public comments submitted last month. Rather than the (now defunct) September 1, 2023, effective date of the February DCL, the blog post noted the effective date of any future guidance will be at least six months after the revised DCL is published.

UPDATE: On February 28, 2023, the Department updated the Dear Colleague Letter issued February 15, 2023 to establish a future effective date for the guidance, extend

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Indiana gov. vetoes bill defining anti-semitism, signs proclamation condemning anti-semitism

Riko Dwianto, 15/09/2025

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill Monday that would have defined antisemitism in state education code while simultaneously signing a proclamation condemning all forms of antisemitism.

The Republican governor cited changes made to the bill in the final days of the legislative session in a news release. Aimed at addressing antisemitism on college campuses, the bill’s opponents argued that early versions of it would penalize people for criticizing Israel.

Disagreements between lawmakers in the Republican-controlled state House and Senate threatened to kill the bill before reaching a compromise in the final hours of the legislative session on March 8.

This is the second time the state House has tried to pass the legislation; an identical bill died last year after failing to reach a committee hearing in the state Senate.

Around the country, similar legislation rose to prominence this session amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

The proposal would broadly define antisemitism as religious discrimination, claiming it would “provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination.”

Defined in 2016 by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, antisemitism is “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or

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After pushback from education organizations, Senate edits literacy screening bill

Riko Dwianto, 24/04/2025

By Holly Sullivan, Community News Service

Editor’s note: The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local news outlets at no cost.

The Senate Committee on Education is revising a bill that aims to improve Vermont’s literacy rate — a number that’s been steadily declining for years.

The changes address problems prompted by education officials who said the bill’s language was too limiting and would present problems for schools required to implement them.

“I think the reasoning was just that, [with] this bill, we’re hoping to capture all students who have any kind of learning deficiency or are just struggling readers,” Sen. Martine Gulick, D-Chittenden Central said.

Jay Nichols, executive director of the Vermont Principals’ Association said to committee members Jan. 10 that he agrees with S.204’s goals, but he takes issue with some of its phrasing.

Committee members walked through some potential changes during a Feb. 9. meeting, including getting rid of specific language about follow-ups to literacy screenings, removing language that would require the Agency of Education to approve literacy screeners and changing the state’s definition of an inadequate literacy test.

Children advocacy groups, The

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