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...

IN: ‘We can’t go back’: Special education advocates fear federal cuts

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 10, 2025 | State

Indiana Public Media Kristie Brown Loftland said the Autism Society of Indiana wants to make it easier on parents and families.  “It’s already confusing for a lot of parents when they first get the diagnosis of autism,” Brown Loftland, the ASI board president,...

White House Releases Budget, IDEA & ESEA Programs Significantly Altered

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 10, 2025 | Federal

On May 30, the Administration released a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal which proposes $12.35 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department of Education (ED), which includes significant eliminations and consolidations of authorized programs under both the Elementary...