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...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | State
KFF Health News In August, a federal judge in Montana approved a settlement between the state’s education agency and disability rights advocates that will enable eligible Montana students to continue receiving special education services through age 22. Despite...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | Federal
Prior to the recess, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice and Alternatives to Four-Year College Degrees. During the hearing, the Committee examined the role of...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 16, 2025 | State
Boston Herald This year BPS is launching a program decades in the making to provide resources for adult students with disabilities heading into the workforce. “The NExT, Navigating Employment and Transition program, is a comprehensive transition program for young...
