by kids1stadvocac | Jun 17, 2025 | State
NBC Montana A new law will bring funding to early special education in Montana for the first time in decades. The bipartisan effort got House Bill 168 onto Governor Greg Gianforte’s desk, and now, it’s law. According to federal law, all school districts in...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 17, 2025 | State
Wisconsin Examiner After many delays, the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee met Thursday evening to approve its plan for K-12 education spending that included a 5% increase to special education funding for schools and its $1.3 billion tax plan that targets retirees...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 10, 2025 | State
WHYY The Public Education Funding Commission recently voted on a set of recommendations to change Delaware’s school funding formula, but big questions loom over what a new funding formula will look like and how much additional money, if any, state lawmakers are...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 10, 2025 | State
The Texas Tribune Texas is moving away from the long-scrutinized special education funding system that gives money to districts based on the classroom setting where a child with a disability receives instruction. Now, schools will receive dollars based on the...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 3, 2025 | Federal
Prior to the Memorial Day recess, the House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill- by a vote of 214 to 215. Running more than 1,000 pages, the multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package (in summary): extends the tax cuts...
