by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | State
The Michigan Chronicle The classroom has always been a battlefield for equity. Ask any Black parent who’s fought to get their child an Individualized Education Program. Ask any educator in Detroit who’s watched students fall through bureaucratic cracks because the...
by kids1stadvocac | May 13, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
Chalkbeat Before Colorado state lawmakers finished their yearly business this week, they took steps to ensure public schools would be better funded in the future. Colorado public schools will be required to screen students in kindergarten through third grade for...
by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | State
CT Post At a public hearing on April 21, members of the Select Committee on Special Education repeatedly asserted that they want to fix the “broken” special education system. Unfortunately, the special education bills currently speeding their way through Connecticut’s...
by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | State
Oklahoma Watch A yearslong legislative effort to ban Oklahoma teachers and support staff from using physical force to discipline students with severe disabilities has prevailed. Senate Bill 364 by Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, and Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, cleared the...
by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | State
Florida Politics The Senate has signed off on a bill that would teach Florida public school students about disabilities as part of their education. Under the “Evin B. Hartsell Act,” School Boards throughout the state would be authorized to consult with the Evin B....
