by kids1stadvocac | Dec 2, 2025 | State
WPR Earlier this year, school leaders across Wisconsin asked the Republican-controlled Legislature to boost funding for special education services in public schools. The biennial budget included a reimbursement rate from the long-standing 32 percent to 42 percent this...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | State
WSAZ3 Voters in Lawrence County on Tuesday voted down a ballot measure that would have provided additional tax money for the Lawrence County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Lawrence County DD Superintendent Julie Monroe said that due to the measure failing, they...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | Federal
On the 42nd day of the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history, the U.S. Senate has attracted bipartisan support for a new deal that could lead to reopening the government. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 proposal -that passed 60-40- will extend government funding through...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 14, 2025 | State
Virginia Mercury Three school divisions were alerted that they misused federal funds intended for students with disabilities have made nearly $30 million in total repayments, according to the state Department of Education, which will be returned to the federal...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 7, 2025 | Federal
The federal government continues to function under a partial shutdown after Congress failed to advance a short-term continuing resolution (CR) that would serve as a stopgap while debate continues on discretionary funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. Typically, these...
