by kids1stadvocac | Jul 1, 2025 | Federal
The 74 In a powerful story and state-by-state data analysis this week, my colleague Amanda Geduld offers disturbing new insight into the degree to which children with disabilities are disproportionately subjected to school suspensions, sometimes for minor infractions....
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 24, 2025 | State
Chalkbeat Tennessee may soon make it easier for schools to temporarily remove some students with disabilities from their classrooms. The proposed rule being considered by the Tennessee Board of Education would amend existing guidelines to allow schools to move a...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 24, 2025 | State
Public News Service Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has revised its public school discipline policies, and advocates for children said the changes weaken student protections, and OSPI did not seek enough community feedback. One of...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 3, 2025 | State
Dallas News Educators have long urged lawmakers to revamp school discipline laws, detailing horror stories about suffering injuries on the job from violent students. In a poll cited by the state’s 2023 Teacher Vacancy Task Force report, nearly half of educators listed...
by kids1stadvocac | May 27, 2025 | State
Chalkbeat New York City’s public schools routinely flout federal rules designed to prevent schools from removing children from class for long periods due to behavior related to their disabilities, a Chalkbeat investigation has found. To examine the discipline process,...
