ED Proposes Transfer of Education Safety and Foreign Aid Programs to Other Agencies

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 24, 2026 | Federal

Monday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced two new interagency agreements (IAAs) that will transfer foreign gift and contract reporting for certain domestic public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs) to the U.S. Department of State...

For students with disabilities, the Office for Civil Rights is often the last line of defense (OPINION)

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 27, 2026 | Federal

K-12 Dive The path to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education will have a generational impact — eliminating the safeguards that have ensured all students have access to equitable, inclusive schools since the department’s founding in 1979. Specifically, the recent...

Deal Reached Between House-Senate on Education Funding, COPAA CEO Responds

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Federal

Early this morning, House and Senate appropriators announced that a final deal has been reached on education, health, and other domestic spending. The negotiated Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Services (Labor-H) bill includes...

Ed Department Pushing Ahead With Plan to Offload Special Education

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Federal

Disability Scoop With a pair of new hires and recent comments, advocates say the Trump administration appears to be actively laying the groundwork to transfer special education out of the U.S. Department of Education. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told a group...

From Head Start to Civil Rights, 8 Ways Trump Reshaped Education in Just 1 Year

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Federal

The 74 Before she became education secretary, Linda McMahon spent four years strategizing President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. His election was a triumph for conservatives and a chance to unwind decades of what they consider intrusions into state and...