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The provided excerpt lacks the concrete facts, specific findings, or substantive details necessary to write an attributable news brief. The content consists only of a single declarative sentence without supporting information about what the Education Department's guidance actually states, when it was issued, what schools are affected, what the enforcement mechanism is, or context about the policy change.
To write an accurate, attributed brief, I would need details such as: the specific date of the announcement, the exact text or scope of the guidance, statements from Education Department officials, affected school districts or states, implementation timelines, or reporting on how schools interpret the directive. The current excerpt provides none of these elements.
A responsible brief cannot be constructed from this material without inventing facts or context not present in the source.