by kids1stadvocac | Aug 5, 2025 | Federal
COPAA’s members and team have been urging appropriators since early spring to protect students with disabilities and support special education funding in annual appropriations bills. With last week’s activity in the Senate Appropriations Committee, COPAA is pleased to...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 29, 2025 | Federal
Disability Scoop Fewer states are meeting their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, federal officials say, with most deficient multiple years in a row. The U.S. Department of Education said that just 19 states qualify as “meets...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal
On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released Education At Risk: Frontline Impacts of Trump’s War on Students, which included results from a COPAA survey detailing how the Administration’s actions that target the U.S. Department of Education (ED) harm access to...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal
In an ongoing campaign designed to compel Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to release nearly $7 billion in federal K-12 education funding to states and school districts, this week, COPAA joined with more than 600 nonpartisan local, state, and national...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 15, 2025 | Federal, ICE in Schools
In a sharp departure from previous federal guidelines, the Administration has announced its intention to roll back eligibility for domestic assistance programs for children and families who are undocumented. Specific to education and citing Executive Order...
