OPINION: NAEP data is critical for students with disabilities. It must not disappear

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 1, 2025 | Federal

The 74 In February, NCLD was alarmed to learn that the National Center for Education Statistics, the primary agency responsible for administering NAEP, had been reduced to a staff of three. Both administering the test and disaggregating and reporting the resulting...

OR: Parents oppose cuts to services for disabled children in Central Oregon

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 24, 2025 | State

The Bulletin A group of parents, caregivers, and teachers of special needs children asked the High Desert Education Service District to reconsider budget cuts Tuesday night that would decrease services their children rely on while attending Central Oregon schools. ...

THIS WEEK: Tell the Senate to Support Children with Disabilities, REJECT the Budget Reconciliation Bill

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 24, 2025 | Federal

Thank you to those COPAA members who have shared your stories about why Medicaid matters and the harms it will cause to you/your family if Congress’s proposed [deep] cuts are made to Medicaid through budget reconciliation. Your voice is making a difference, as...

Senate Committees Release Portions of Reconciliation Bill

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 17, 2025 | Federal

As COPAA members know, in May, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1) -to advance Republican spending priorities through the budget reconciliation process- and this month Senate committees are vetting various pieces (that may differ...

Advocates Seek to Protect Children with Disabilities from Federal Cuts

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 17, 2025 | Federal

Nonprofit Quarterly In March, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14242 seeking to eliminate the US Department of Education. That order has since been blocked by a preliminary injunction issued on May 22 by US District Judge Myong J. Joun of Boston, but...