by kids1stadvocac | Mar 25, 2025 | State Archive
NorthJersey.com Monday’s legislation, approved by a 39-0 vote, is sponsored by Sens. Kristin Corrado, a Passaic County Republican, and Patrick Diegnan, a Democrat from Middlesex County. It would create a panel of parents, educators, state officials, and...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | State Archive
WTNH Connecticut’s Democrat-led state legislature passed two funding bills totalling $43 million for special education and nonprofit groups – capping two weeks of drama that saw the Democratic governor veto spending bills pushed by leaders of his own party only to...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State Archive
Los Alamos Reporter The New Mexico Senate passed legislation yesterday that would establish a dedicated Office of Special Education and create a comprehensive state-specific framework to address the unique challenges faced by students with disabilities throughout New...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State Archive
Texas Standard For years, parents and education advocates have complained about a lack of proper resources in Texas schools for students with dyslexia. But under a bill passed in 2023, that’s about to change. School districts have until this summer to move students...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State Archive
FOX news 13 When Stephanie Merrill read the first substitute of a bill that would ban seclusion in Utah schools, she was “completely overjoyed.” “It took me totally by surprise,” added her husband, Craig Merrill, in a recent interview with FOX 13 News. “I thought,...
