by kids1stadvocac | Sep 29, 2026 | Federal
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed significant changes to the Head Start Performance Standards (Head Start) that COPAA opposes. If HHS proceeds as planned, the new regulations will completely eliminate current Head Start Performance...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 29, 2026 | Federal
The Conversation Felicita Piñón weighed just 1 pound at birth. She was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy that requires her to use a power wheelchair, and she also has learning and emotional challenges. Yet despite these obstacles, Felicita, now an eighth-grade...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 11, 2026 | State
Yahoo! News Three days before Houston ISD’s new school year begins, some families say they’re still confused about which school their child will attend after the district’s special education overhaul. In July, the Texas Education Agency ordered HISD...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 24, 2026 | State
Durham Herald Sun Wake County school board chair Tyler Swanson has scheduled a special board meeting on Tuesday to discuss a controversial proposed $18 million cut to the special education budget. This week, school administrators announced the cut, which will result...
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Federal
The 74 Before she became education secretary, Linda McMahon spent four years strategizing President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. His election was a triumph for conservatives and a chance to unwind decades of what they consider intrusions into state and...
