Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration's proposed 15% cut to the Education Department's budget during a heated House hearing, framing it as part of the agency's "final mission" to return control to the states and shrink federal oversight.

More than 7.5 million U.S. public school students live with a disability, according to a federal Department of Education data. Nearly 6.3 million of them live in states that do not require schools to make specific emergency plans for students with disabilities.

Students and local leaders are backing House Bill 3012, which would lower the voting age to 16 in nonpartisan school board elections. They say it would give students a voice in decisions that impact their education. If approved Tuesday, the law would take effect in 2029.