Kids 1st Advocacy https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 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 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 PA: Philadelphia will end separate support program for some special education students 12 Students with Disabilities Were Left Out of Their High School Yearbook 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 CO: This specialized Colorado school faces scrutiny for improperly restraining students 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 Home