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Department of Education cuts expected to have ‘huge impacts’ on teachers
KNEB-AM 960 AM Following the Department of Education’s gutting of nearly 50% of its workforce Tuesday evening, educators have expressed deep concern — not only for students’ futures but for their own as well. Tara Kini, chief of policy and programs at the Learning...
COPAA Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Urging the End of the Uniquely High Intent Standard in Disability Discrimination Claims Brought by Schoolchildren
Last week, COPAA and 11 other advocacy groups filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the case A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, arguing that the Court should reverse the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in this case...
COPAA Files Amicus Brief in the Ninth Circuit Highlighting the Importance of the “Knew or Should Have Known” Standard in the IDEA’s Statute of Limitations
Last week, COPAA submitted an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit supporting the family of a child with dyslexia in T.M.J. v. Vallejo City Unified School District. COPAA’s brief urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse the decision of...
States AGs Issue Joint Guidance to Counter Federal Dear Colleague Letter on DEI
On March 5th, a coalition of attorneys general (AGs) from fifteen states issued Joint Guidance for higher education and K-12 institutions that clarifies the law regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Prompted by a recent Executive Order and a Dear...
Trump Education Secretary Confirmed Despite Special Ed Concerns
Disability Scoop The nation has a new Secretary of Education, and she’s angling to free her department from its special education obligations. The U.S. Senate voted 51 to 45 along party lines this week to confirm Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. The...
DOGE education cuts hit students with disabilities, literacy research
Chalkbeat When teens and young adults with disabilities in California’s Poway Unified School District heard about a new opportunity to get extra help planning for life after high school, nearly every eligible student signed up. The program, known as Charting My Path...
How Department of Education cuts could hurt resources for students with disabilities
PBS News Fourteen-year-old Spencer Nichols loves taking care of his farm animals at home in Macon, Georgia. It's a break after a long school day, where he has little autonomy. Spencer has Down syndrome. Almost the entire day, he's in a small classroom with other...
Why a Department of Education closure is concern for students with disabilities
WKMS Parents of kids with disabilities are used to fighting - fighting for understanding, for acceptance, and for resources. That is why so many of them fear the possible elimination of the Department of Education. That's the federal agency that distributes federal...
Update on Proposed Medicaid Cuts
The House and Senate still have their different versions of the reconciliation resolutions. To use reconciliation, the House and the Senate must agree on a single approach, and they are negotiating. Republican Leadership will have to walk a line between factions that...
Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Shutter Rural Hospitals, Maternity Care
Washington Post Republican-led Medicaid cuts could severely impact rural hospitals and maternity care services, potentially driving essential healthcare access in underserved regions to a breaking point. Rural communities, already facing healthcare disparities, could...