Ed department layoffs prompt worries about future of special education

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal

Disability Scoop The Trump administration is moving forward with sweeping plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a move advocates say will disproportionately affect students with disabilities. A Supreme Court order earlier this week cleared the way for...

Keep special education with Education Department, former officials say

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal

K-12 Dive A bipartisan group of former federal special education officials has sent a letter to Congress urging increased funding for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The letter, signed by 11 former OSEP directors and...

COPAA Tells Congress to Reject White House Proposal to Block Grant IDEA Preschool and Related Funds

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 15, 2025 | Federal

In an updated letter to influence the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations process which funds the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and other key education programs, this week COPAA told appropriators, “…we urge you to reject the White House...

HR 1 becomes law, Medicaid Cuts and Education Vouchers Timed for Late 2026

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal

As reported in the national news, the President signed HR 1 into law on July 4th, giving Republicans the legislative win they sought to accomplish in the first half of the 119th Congress. Specific to education, HR 1 includes an amended version of the Educational...

Who will bear the brunt of Trump’s hold on $6.8 Billion in school funds?

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal

Ed Week School districts, state leaders, and education experts continue to sound the alarm that the Trump administration’s hold on $6.8 billion in federal funds Congress already allocated for education will disproportionately harm students from low-income families,...