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Cuts to Title III and civil rights enforcement will harm English learners, report says

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 30, 2025 | Federal

K-12 Dive How will potential cuts in federal funding and changes in civil rights enforcement impact English learners? A new report from the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University raises concerns about proposed cuts to formula grants for Title III...

Initiative addresses racial disparities in special education

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 30, 2025 | Federal

PHYS.ORG For decades, educators and researchers have raised concerns about students of color, particularly Black students, being disproportionately enrolled in special education. At San Francisco’s public schools, disparities persist, despite the...

NH: Court extends temporary restraining order on anti-DEI certification by schools

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | State

InDepthNH.org The US District Court Wednesday extended its temporary restraining order blocking the state from enforcing its prohibition on “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs in public schools, colleges and universities or their contractors until Oct. 2 at...

NJ: New Jersey students in special education stuck in separate classrooms

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 16, 2025 | State

Hechinger Report Under federal law, students with disabilities — who once faced widespread, outright exclusion from public schools — have a right to learn alongside peers without disabilities “to the maximum extent” possible. That includes the right to get...

House Hearing on DC Voucher Program Discusses Discrimination of Students with Disabilities

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 16, 2025 | Federal

On September 10, the House Committee on Oversight marked up H.R. 5181, the SOAR Act Improvements Act which amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act and reauthorizes the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program through 2032. Since...
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