Kids 1st Advocacy https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PA: Philadelphia will end separate support program for some special education students PA: PA districts receive thousands in state grants to encourage special ed careers Senate Hearing Focuses on Charter Schools, Highlights Special Education Senate HELP Committee debates charter school expansion Pressure mounts for Ed Dept to release research funds Could artificial intelligence improve special education? CA: What Newsom’s proposed budget means for education in California FL: Jay Collins bashes Byron Donalds on individual learning plans for everyone GA: Complaints grow over special education services in Georgia schools NH: School Board revises special education reconfiguration after community pushback NY: Mamdani becomes latest mayor hoping to fix NYC’s special education system NY: State finds school district held 5 students in wooden boxes NY orders broad reform of public school that held Native children with disabilities in wooden boxes TX: Dozens of parents speak out against Houston ISD’s special education changes WI: Tony Evers says school leaders ‘beside themselves’ following failure of education and tax deal ED Announces $144 M Boost for Students with Disabilities McMahon Testifies Before House Education Committee Senate days are numbered for top Republican charged with Ed. Dept. oversight CA: L.A.’s special education parents constantly advocate — and students still feel unsafe at school, survey finds GA: Georgia mom questions 8-year-old’s suspension over a LEGO creation that resembled a gun MD: Young students with disabilities are getting derailed from a diploma MA: Two years after special education report, parents say there’s more work ahead NY: Special education gap: NYC private school tuition payments flow mostly to white students NJ: Paterson plans to devote a school to students with disabilities PA: Shapiro Administration Gives Ten Schools Funding to Teach Students about Disabilities TN: TN parents of kids with disabilities ‘blindsided’ by voucher changes Secretary McMahon to Testify on Department of Education Budget in the House COPAA Releases New Fact Sheet on the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Take Action: Tell Your Governor to Oppose the Federal Tax Credit Voucher Program HISD under federal investigation over plans to restructure special education services Wealthy students more likely to get disability accommodations, study finds Home CO: Colorado overhauls school oversight for students with disabilities MA: Disability bullying in schools: How 13 Massachusetts students are fighting back TX: Houston ISD plans to consolidate special education services, parent says after district meeting COPAA was pleased to join the amicus brief in the challenge to Utah’s voucher program Secretary McMahon Presents Fiscal Year 2027 Education Budget in Senate Millions of Research Dollars Due to Lapse, Special Education Most Affected Linda McMahon defends cuts, changes to Education Department Report: Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is flunking Feds proceed with $5.6M special education spending study FDA may finally make it illegal to shock Autistic kids as punishment OK: Democrat lawmakers express frustration over public school failures NE: Nebraska passes special ed bill without proposed protections for students NC: Chatham County second grader with autism publishes book navigating loss of school support Why emotional disturbance is a double-edged sword for students Trump sidestepped Congress on more than $1 billion in ed. spending last year For kids with disabilities, early intervention boosts academics later Study: Catholic schools vary widely on inclusion of students with disabilities Federal funds for schools will still flow through Ed. Dept. system—For now