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IRS Proposes New Regulations on Nondiscrimination for Tax-Exempt Schools
By Julie C. Fay, Melissa Mack, Deanna McWeeney, Tom Owen
In September 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), jointly with the Department of the Treasury, issued its Priority Guidance Plan (“Plan”) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. In this Plan, the IRS signaled…
HR Law Watch
Trump Administration Seeks End to Tax-Exempt Status for Private Schools Offering Race-Based Support to Students
By Christopher A. Jones, Dee Spagnuolo, Brittany R. Clarke
On September 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of Treasury (the Treasury), through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), proposed new regulations that aim to revoke the federal tax-exempt status of educational…
Turtle Talk
New York Federal Court Rules in Favor of Jay Treaty Rights of Akwesasne Mohawks in Claim against Dept. of Education
Here are the materials in Rourke-Rodriguez et al v. United States Department of Education (N.D. N.Y.): 34-6 Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s MSJDownload 35-2 Mohawk Council Amicus BriefDownload 36-1 Brief…
Beyond the First 100 Days
IRS Proposal Would Tie Tax-Exempt Status to Expanded Racial Nondiscrimination Policies in Private Schools
The proposal would expand the conditions for maintaining Section 501(c)(3) status and eliminate existing exceptions for certain race-conscious programs. On September 4, 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Proposed Reg on Tax Exemption and Discrimination by Private Schools
Earlier today the Department of the Treasury and the IRS issued a much anticipated proposed regulation addressing discrimination and tax-exempt status. The regulatory text itself is brief and worth reproducing…
Tax Controversy Report
IRS Proposes New Racial Nondiscrimination Rules for Tax-Exempt Private Schools: What Your School Needs to Know
By Adam Young
On September 4, 2026, the IRS and Treasury Department published proposed regulations (REG-119986-25) that would redefine the nondiscrimination standards every tax-exempt private school must meet under section 501(c)(3). If finalized,…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
NTIA to Gather Public Input on Screen Use and the FCC’s E-Rate Program
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold a virtual listening session on September 15, 2026, to gather public input on student screen use in schools and its relationship…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Springfield Public Schools facing racial discrimination lawsuit
By Reuters
The Springfield Public Schools Kraft Administrative Center, at 1359 E. St. Louis St., on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)By Marta Mieze, USA TODAY Network via…
EJIL: Talk!
Harmonizing the Fragmented Right to Education: The Proposed Free Education Optional Protocol
Nothing inherent in children’s development explains why their right to education should be more or less accessible depending on whether they are 4, 8, or 16. Yet international law treats…
Religion Clause
Parents Seek State Funds for Catholic School Attendance Without Requirement to First Attend Failing Public School
Suit was filed this week in a Georgia state trial court challenging on free exercise grounds the eligibility requirements for participating in the Georgia Promise Scholarship Program. Plaintiff families live…