by kids1stadvocac | Aug 4, 2026 | Federal
Following the successful vote on S. 5046 — to prevent the move of four education offices and their programs outside of the Department of Education, including the Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...
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
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has scheduled a markup for Thursday, July 30 to vote on an unprecedented bipartisan agreement that prohibits the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education (ED) to other...
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 | Uncategorized
In a July 14 letter, former senior special education officials who served under every presidential Administration from Richard Nixon through Joe Biden urged congressional appropriators to preserve the Department of Education’s statutory authority to administer...
