Kids 1st Advocacy https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html COPAA State Monitoring Report Finds States Lack Capacity to Police IDEA Compliance Senate Democrats Reject Interagency Agreements to Move IDEA and Civil Rights Functions to Other Agencies GAO Report Highlights Wide Variability in Student Access to General Education Trump’s actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn This federal data helps shape policy. It’s 6 months late Colleges serving more Autistic students than they realize CA: Bakersfield mothers continue their fight for cameras to be installed in special education classrooms CT: Special education complaints increasing in CT. ‘Things are tough’ ID: Special ed faces two changes, but the budget crunch isn’t going anywhere NJ: Jersey City BOE special ed audit report referred to authorities; criminal probe underway TX: Special education parents in Houston ISD searching for answers ahead of changes in services TX: Texas promised children with disabilities up to $30K vouchers. Fewer than 30 got the full amount Inspector General Finds ED Actions Impede Ability to Perform Statutorily Required Duties in OCR and OSERS WV: County school officials tell lawmakers staffing, special education costs outpace state formula Home IA: Cedar Rapids sees progress on restraints, more work ahead FL: In Florida, swim lessons for kids with autism aim to curb deaths MD: School board to work with unions to expand use of cameras in special ed classrooms MI: Michigan seeks to improve graduation rates for students with disabilities MI: State Board of Education forms special education review committee Education Tax Credit In Spotlight, Treasury Previews Parts of Forthcoming Regulations Senate READ Act Promotes Literacy & Early Screening for Dyslexia Three states sue over cancelled special education teacher training grants NH: NH lawmakers question school voucher program tracking TX: AP Exclusive: The private school choice boom leaves behind many kids in public school COPAA and Partners Condemn DOJ’s Interpretation of Olmstead Special ed, civil rights are largely leaving Education Department Parents fear fallout from special education oversight changes CO: This specialized Colorado school faces scrutiny for improperly restraining students CT: Westport parents demand independent special education review GA: Statesboro mother advocates for special education changes after son comes home with unexplained injuries NY: When the school bus doesn’t come: One family’s story CA: School districts are struggling to keep up with surging special education needs OR: Most Oregon preschoolers with disabilities now learn alongside non-disabled peers PA: Rising special education costs hit PA school districts as federal funding fails to keep pace TX: Another Houston-area school district is consolidating special education programs for the upcoming school year WV: Coalition urges immediate pause on West Virginia school closures Technology helps some students with disabilities excel. Now it’s leaving schools Rethinking the Debate Over Rising Disability Accommodations in Higher Education TX: Texas’ school discipline push drives kids to ‘jail-like’ DAEP schools CO: Bill strengthening protections for students with disabilities signed into law TX: Texas school police investigation: 5 takeaways TX: From school closures to staff cuts, Texas admins will detail budget woes to lawmakers TX: Cy-Fair ISD officer repeatedly used hogtie restraint on fifth grader Common Sense Media Launches Youth AI Safety Institute Ed Dept wants to end some IDEA data collections. How did stakeholders respond? Screen time limits call for nuance, disability advocates say How much do schools spend on special education? Feds aim to find out 12 Students with Disabilities Were Left Out of Their High School Yearbook IDEA Determination Letters Show States in Need of Intervention