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...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 14, 2025 | State
Virginia Mercury Three school divisions were alerted that they misused federal funds intended for students with disabilities have made nearly $30 million in total repayments, according to the state Department of Education, which will be returned to the federal...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 7, 2025 | Federal
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) authorizes courts, at their discretion, to “award reasonable attorneys’ fees… to a prevailing party who is the parent of a child with a disability” in legal actions brought pursuant to the Act. 20 U.S.C. §...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 30, 2025 | State
State Affairs Pro After stakeholders raised concerns about districts prematurely graduating students with disabilities, thereby cutting off access to services and federal protections, the State Board of Education is calling on the Department of Education to answer...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 30, 2025 | State
EdSource Saran Tugsjargal, 18, advocates on behalf of special education students for the state Disability Commission. When she got to high school, she realized that she needed to stand up for herself. One of the first ways she did that was to show up to the...
