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MT: Advocates sue to extend public education for students with disabilities

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State

KXLA 9 Advocates have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court, arguing that the state of Montana should allow students with disabilities to continue receiving public education past the age of 18. Disability Rights Montana sued Gov. Greg Gianforte and...

Trump’s war on DEI comes for programs helping autistic students find jobs in STEM

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | Federal

The Independent Stassun told The Independent that as recently as January, the Frist Center was told it would receive a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a model for including neurodivergent people across engineering schools in the United...

Hundreds of thousands of students with disabilities should be getting trained for work through pre-employment transition services — but aren’t

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | Federal

The Hechinger Report There’s a half-billion-dollar federal program that is supposed to help students with disabilities get into the workforce when they leave high school, but most parents — and even some school officials — don’t know it exists. As a result, hundreds...
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