by kids1stadvocac | May 19, 2026 | State
Los Angeles Times Public school districts were winners in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal for next year, with boosted funding that includes $2.4 billion in ongoing increases for services to students with disabilities, money that education officials have...
by kids1stadvocac | May 19, 2026 | Federal
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appeared before the House Education and the Workforce Committee last week to discuss U.S. Department of Education (ED) priorities. Key topics included the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget proposal, efforts to “return...
by kids1stadvocac | May 12, 2026 | Federal
On Thursday, at 10:15 a.m. ET, the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), has announced it will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education.” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is...
by kids1stadvocac | May 5, 2026 | Federal
Marking her first appearance before Congress since last June, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon presented the Administration’s priorities in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 education budget before the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related...
by kids1stadvocac | May 5, 2026 | Federal
Knowledge Alliance (KA) warns that an estimated $289 million (36%) of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is at risk of expiring by September 30, 2026. According to a KA memo analyzing federal education research spending,...
