by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | Federal
OCDE Newsroom Fifty years ago this month, a landmark law changed how schools support students with disabilities. On Nov. 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act — the first version of what is now known as the Individuals...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | Federal
Education Week A paperwork change proposed by the U.S. Department of Education would end an important accountability measure that helps ensure states adequately identify and address racial inequities in special education, disability rights advocates say. The...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 4, 2025 | State
Detroit Free Press Lawmakers now have a strategy in front of them to improve the way special education services are funded in Michigan, created by a group of advocates, educators, administrators, and families who spent a year building the proposed framework under a...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 4, 2025 | State
Education Week Texas officials are making progress toward creating a new bilingual special education teacher certification, which advocates hope will set a national example for states serving students dually identified as English learners and students with...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 28, 2025 | State
ID ED News Voters will see evidence of the growing special education funding gap on their ballots next month, as seven school districts seek more than $3.3 million in supplemental levy funds to pay for special education. That’s a significant increase from May, when...
