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From Head Start to Civil Rights, 8 Ways Trump Reshaped Education in Just 1 Year

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Federal

The 74 Before she became education secretary, Linda McMahon spent four years strategizing President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. His election was a triumph for conservatives and a chance to unwind decades of what they consider intrusions into state and...

Trump official, Project 2025 author: No cuts to special education

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Federal

Chalkbeat The future of special education remains up in the air, but the Trump administration is feeling pressure to assuage the concerns of parents of students with disabilities that efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education could put their children at...

In Trump’s First Year, at Least $12 Billion in School Funding Disruptions

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Federal

Education Week The constitutional principle known as “the power of the purse” has been a fixture of American history classrooms for generations. Federal law explicitly prohibits the executive branch from overriding Congress’s spending decisions. But with a cascade of...

CA: California students with disabilities fear cuts after trump’s policy changes

by kids1stadvocac | Dec 9, 2025 | State

KQED Sleep is a rare commodity at Lindsay Crain’s house. Most nights, she and her husband are up dozens of times, tending to their daughter’s seizures. The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes, and kicks — sometimes for hours. But these days, that’s not the only...

NC: Charlotte families worry about impact on special needs education programs amid federal layoffs

by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | State

wcnc.com Charlotte area families are voicing concerns about the future of kids with special needs and their access to a good education after the White House tried to lay off almost all the staffers at the Department of Education who manage those programs. A judge has...
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