MI: Lawsuit, investigation target Mississippi’s special education failures

by kids1stadvocac | Dec 16, 2025 | State

SPLC E.J. and her mother are plaintiffs in a 2024 Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit, Jamison et al. v. Greenville Public School District, and the other children are at the center of an ongoing SPLC investigation into the state’s longstanding practice of...

MT: Montana court blocks education savings accounts for students with special needs

by kids1stadvocac | Dec 16, 2025 | State

Montana Free Press A district court judge on Monday blocked Montana’s education savings account program for students with disabilities, ruling in favor of two Montana nonprofits that claimed that lawmakers did not fund the program when they created it. House Bill 393,...

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...

Federal District Court in Nevada Issues an Important Ruling in Favor of Families in a Class Action Lawsuit in Which COPAA is a Plaintiff

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | Federal

COPAA celebrates last week’s ruling in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada in C.W. v. Nevada Department of Education. COPAA and twelve students with disabilities and their families are the named plaintiffs in this federal class action lawsuit...

MT: Judge hears arguments in lawsuit challenging Montana education savings accounts

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 2, 2025 | State

KXLF On Thursday, a state district judge in Helena heard arguments on whether a school choice program for students with disabilities violates the Montana Constitution. In 2023, the Montana Legislature passed and Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 393. The law...