by kids1stadvocac | Jan 6, 2026 | Federal
Psychology Today Students in K-12 and college have been battling a new development when seeking accommodations for mental disabilities such as autism, ADHD, anxiety, and depression: a backlash against accommodations for invisible disabilities. In the January 2026...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 25, 2025 | State
Idaho Ed News State leaders are considering increasing the age limit for special education services, after court orders in neighboring states made students eligible for services up to age 22. Idaho funds special education students in public schools through the...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 25, 2025 | Federal
Last week, the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education held a hearing titled From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE. Witnesses included: Dr. Deb Volzer, Vice President, Workforce Development, SME; Kristi...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 18, 2025 | Federal
A coalition of 56 Democratic lawmakers, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Reps Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Lateefah Simon (D-CA), sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer condemning what they describe as the “most...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | State
CT Mirror English professor Brenda Brueggemann had driven by the memorial stone, the grassy grove, and the architectural shells of the shuttered institution every day for years on her way to teach at the University of Connecticut. The campus of the former Mansfield...
