The 74 The U.S. Education Department is looking to move the $15 billion Individuals with Disabilities Education Act program outside of the agency, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. In a statement to States Newsroom, department spokesperson Madi Biedermann did not...
The 74 (OPINION) There has been a sea change in American education this year. From cutting social safety net programs and enacting unaccountable voucher programs at the expense of public schools to limiting access to financial aid for higher education, these...
As COPAA members know, in a unilateral move that caught both Republican and Democrats in Congress off guard, on Friday, October 10, the Administration announced a massive Reduction in Force (RIF) that has reportedly impacted thousands of federal employees including...
In support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) hosted a virtual civil rights forum with disability rights leaders to discuss the impacts of the Administration’s “attacks” on disabled Americans. In his...
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) has issued a report titled The Federal Response to Teacher Shortage Impacts on Students with Disabilities, describing how the national teacher shortage impacts students with disabilities and providing an assessment of the...
USA Today Enforcement of IDEA often is the stick some families need to ensure their children receive proper services from their local school districts. But parents of children with disabilities are on edge after President Donald Trump's administration laid...
The 19th The Trump administration’s decision to lay off most employees within the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office was described by the president this week as part of cuts to “Democrat programs that we were opposed to.” This was news to many...
The Hill Parents of children with disabilities are growing increasingly worried as the Education Department shrinks and mechanisms for accountability seem harder to find. The department laid off nearly half of its workforce earlier this year, is moving to reduce...
Military.com The recent Department of Education layoffs that have diminished the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services are likely to exacerbate challenges that military families already face. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Workforce Acceleration...