OPB The U.S. Department of Education is ending grants to programs across Oregon that support students with disabilities, citing practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The cuts could make it harder for disabled students and their families to access help,...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Two Madison West students with disabilities have been invited to participate with the school's swimming team after their parents expressed concern that they'd be excluded in 2025. The athletes, who intended to compete as exhibition swimmers...
On September 10, the House Committee on Oversight marked up H.R. 5181, the SOAR Act Improvements Act which amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act and reauthorizes the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program through 2032. Since...
Last week, the U.S Department of Education (ED) announced final priorities for use in K-12 discretionary grant programs. The priorities, effective October 9, 2025, include: 1) Promoting Evidence-Based Literacy to strengthen student outcomes by advancing and expanding...
Wisconsin Watch The U.S. Department of Education has pulled funding for programs in eight states aimed at supporting students who have both hearing and vision loss, a move that could affect some of the country’s most vulnerable students. The programs are considered...
Daily Journal Sometime this month, Indiana will ask the Trump administration for unprecedented flexibility in how it funds and evaluates schools. The state wants to receive its federal education funding in block grants, and in turn give the money to schools to...
K-12 Dive As Congress debates the future of federal special education funding, the country feels the whiplash of funding being withheld. Lawmakers face a pivotal choice: Protect funding for national programs serving students with disabilities — or risk undoing...
KFF Health News Devon Price, a 15-year-old boy with autism, has attended the largest school district in North Carolina for 10 years, but he cannot read or write. His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal. Under...
When Santa Rosa students returned to their schools from summer break on Aug. 13, seventh grader Brooke Adams did not join her peers. Brooke has a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. The genetic mutation can cause long-lasting seizures either randomly or...