by kids1stadvocac | Oct 21, 2025 | Federal
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) has issued a report titled The Federal Response to Teacher Shortage Impacts on Students with Disabilities, describing how the national teacher shortage impacts students with disabilities and providing an assessment of the...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 7, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive A persistent shortage of special education teachers nationwide is leading to a lack of supports and services needed to help students with disabilities thrive in schools, according to an investigation by a federal civil rights panel. The growing...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 7, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive The lagging number of state policies addressing teacher shortages is exacerbating poor academic outcomes for the growing population of students with disabilities and English learners, according to a new report from the nonprofit National Council on Teacher...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 9, 2025 | Federal
Ed Week Twenty-five ongoing projects related to special education got cancellation notices on Friday night from the U.S. Department of Education, imminently jeopardizing more than $30 million worth of federally funded efforts in 14 states to help educators better...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 1, 2025 | State
Insight Into Academia Amid a persistent statewide shortage of special education teachers, a pioneering apprenticeship program aims to change the game in Pennsylvania. Gwynedd Mercy University (GMercyU), the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU), and Bucks County...
