AP News Once a target for cuts by many Republicans, Medicaid has become a program that some now view as too integral to the nation’s healthcare system to alter. The growing scale and importance of Medicaid have shifted the party’s approach, making it a political issue...
Within the past week, both chambers of Congress have held hearings on child safety and online protection against sexual abuse and exploitation. The House hearing spotlighted how to best protect victims of human trafficking, especially domestic sex trafficking, and how...
On February 27th, the U. S. Department of Education (ED) launched a portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to report instances of discrimination, based on race or gender in publicly funded K-12 schools. The Department will use these...
On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-H) held a hearing to discuss investments in elementary education. Testimony was heard from Ms. Virginia “Ginny” Gentles, Director, Defense of...
With a March 14 deadline looming large -amidst significant partisan disagreements on top line spending for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) appropriations- Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) announced this week that a full year continuing resolution...
In early February, COPAA submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of the family of a child with a disability, urging the court to reverse the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington...
In September 2024, 17 states’ Attorneys General filed a lawsuit in Northern Texas. The lawsuit challenges the legality of Section 504 and its new rules, which protect people with disabilities from discrimination in health care and human services. Texas v. Bacerra was...
In just one week, COPAA has sent over 1500 emails to the U.S. Congress urging support for Medicaid -to ensure eligible students with disabilities have access to school-based services- to ensure investments in the IDEA that support children and families, and to reject...
Last week in a 12-11 vote, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance the nomination of Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education. Prior to the vote, COPAA CEO Denise Marshall issued a statement expressing “deep concern with the...