by kids1stadvocac | Sep 29, 2026 | Federal
The Conversation Felicita Piñón weighed just 1 pound at birth. She was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy that requires her to use a power wheelchair, and she also has learning and emotional challenges. Yet despite these obstacles, Felicita, now an eighth-grade...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 8, 2026 | Federal
Representatives John Mannion (D-NY), Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have introduced HR 10232, a bipartisan bill to prevent the U.S. Department of Education (ED) from transferring four programs to other federal agencies through interagency agreements....
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 31, 2026 | Federal
Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gaveled in Thursday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee markup with laser-focused determination: to advance his 21st Century Dyslexia Act and honor his pledge to Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) by bringing to a vote a...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 28, 2026 | Federal
Eighty-six House Democrats sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) urging a halt to its planned transfer of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office for Civil...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 21, 2026 | Federal
As millions of students prepare to return to school, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) still hasn’t explained how it will protect students’ civil rights and special education rights after announcing plans to transfer major responsibilities to...
