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How Trump’s policies are already upending special education

by kids1stadvocac | May 27, 2025 | Federal, ICE in Schools

Education Week Jennifer Donelli has served since 2020 as executive director of Parents Reaching Out, a nonprofit organization designated and partially funded by the federal government since the early 1980s as New Mexico’s “parent training and information center” for...

Trump cuts may end oversight of Illinois special ed school

by kids1stadvocac | May 27, 2025 | Federal

Chicago Tribune A short video taken inside an Illinois school captured troubling behavior: A teacher gripping a 6-year-old boy with autism by the ankle and dragging him down the hallway on his back. The early April incident would’ve been upsetting in any school, but...

UW-La Crosse program for students with disabilities loses critical federal grant

by kids1stadvocac | May 27, 2025 | Federal

WPR After 40 years of federal support, a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse program training teachers to provide physical education for students with disabilities will no longer receive a critical grant. Future educators in the Adapted Physical Education program learn...

CA: Protestors rally in Hanford amid statewide push against education cuts

by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | State

ABC30 Fresno Several dozen people gathered in Hanford on Saturday morning. Attendees were seen making signs while hoping to rally for change. At one point, the large group of people even stopped traffic while marching through the city. The California Teachers...

House Budget Reconciliation Bill Cuts Medicaid, Adds Education Voucher

by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | Federal

The Republicans have finalized a Budget Reconciliation bill that is designed to pay for nearly $1 trillion in tax credits for businesses and to add new tax relief for some taxpayers. Together, three House Committees produced cuts to existing mandatory spending...
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