by kids1stadvocac | Jul 15, 2025 | Federal
In an updated letter to influence the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations process which funds the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and other key education programs, this week COPAA told appropriators, “…we urge you to reject the White House...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal
As reported in the national news, the President signed HR 1 into law on July 4th, giving Republicans the legislative win they sought to accomplish in the first half of the 119th Congress. Specific to education, HR 1 includes an amended version of the Educational...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal
Ed Week School districts, state leaders, and education experts continue to sound the alarm that the Trump administration’s hold on $6.8 billion in federal funds Congress already allocated for education will disproportionately harm students from low-income families,...
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...
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. ...
