COPAA Launches New Resources: Role of Executive & Legislative Branches and More

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal

COPAA has created a new set of resources to educate and inform members about the current proposal to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and move special education functions to the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Why Trump’s move to shift special ed. to HHS Is rattling educators

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal

Education Week Half a century ago, hundreds of thousands of children with disabilities nationwide either had to attend costly private schools or forgo education altogether. Students with disabilities who were in school were isolated from their peers for most of the...

Special education and Trump: What parents and schools need to know

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal

The Hechinger Report President Donald Trump has pledged to shutter the Department of Education but also promised that students with disabilities will keep getting the services they need. Special education advocates, school district officials, and teachers say mass...

Education leaders support Mannion’s bill to protect rights of students with disabilities

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal

CNY Central President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at dismantling the federal Department of Education, sparking a legislative response from Congressman John Mannion. Mannion introduced a bill to strengthen the Individuals with Disabilities...

A Texas student was kneed in the face by a school cop: Her civil rights case is one of thousands that may never be resolved

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal

The 74 After a campus police officer grabbed student Ja’Liyah Celestine by the hair and kneed her in the face, she filed a federal civil rights complaint that alleged persistent racial discrimination against Black teens at her Texas high...