by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal
On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released Education At Risk: Frontline Impacts of Trump’s War on Students, which included results from a COPAA survey detailing how the Administration’s actions that target the U.S. Department of Education (ED) harm access to...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 15, 2025 | Federal
In an updated letter to influence the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations process which funds the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and other key education programs, this week COPAA told appropriators, “…we urge you to reject the White House...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 1, 2025 | Federal
Today, after a weekend-long marathon and by a vote of 51-50, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1, the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), which incorporates key tax credit extensions for businesses and other changes to federal spending that impact health care, immigration, education,...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 24, 2025 | Federal
Thank you to those COPAA members who have shared your stories about why Medicaid matters and the harms it will cause to you/your family if Congress’s proposed [deep] cuts are made to Medicaid through budget reconciliation. Your voice is making a difference, as...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 17, 2025 | Federal
As COPAA members know, in May, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1) -to advance Republican spending priorities through the budget reconciliation process- and this month Senate committees are vetting various pieces (that may differ...
