Last week, 70 COPAA members from 20 states conducted 75 hill visits to make recommendations to the 119th Congress. With overwhelmingly positive reviews, advocates reported that their visits were both impactful and timely as Congress finalizes the budget reconciliation...
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Senate Democrats Hosts Forum on Administration’s Education Activities
On Tuesday, May 6, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, hosted a forum on the Administration’s proposal and current activities focused on dismantling the Department of Education (ED). Attended by ten Senate Democrats, the...
COPAA Opposes House Budget Bills that Jeopardize IDEA Rights, Cut Medicaid
This week the House Ways & Means Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee have proposed budget reconciliation bills that include provisions harmful to children with disabilities. Specifically, the House Ways & Means bill would add $20 billion in...
How kids with disabilities will be impacted by Medicaid, Education Department cuts
19th News Jolene Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years of life. Marlee, who was born with a heart defect, has undergone four open-heart surgeries — suffering a stroke after the third. The stroke affected Marlee’s...
Trump’s dismantling of Education Department gives states ‘green light’ to pursue voucher programs
NBC News A growing number of red states have expanded their school voucher programs in recent years, a trend that is likely to only spike further amid a push led by President Donald Trump’s administration to return education “back to the states.” Conservative...