by kids1stadvocac | Aug 5, 2025 | State
The Chicago Reporter July was Disability Pride Month. During the past month, Chicago disability advocates had been grappling with the potential impact that a $734 million Chicago Public Schools (CPS) budget shortfall could have on special education programming. In...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 29, 2025 | Federal
As part of a series planned to spotlight how actions taken by Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the White House Office of Management and Budget have and continue to impact K-12 schools, students, educators, and other stakeholders, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI)...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | State
NBC Chicago Chicago Public Schools is facing a massive budget hole, as the district needs to find $734 million in funding or make cuts equaling that amount. On Saturday, CPS hosted its fourth community feedback session, where residents came together to brainstorm...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal
On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released Education At Risk: Frontline Impacts of Trump’s War on Students, which included results from a COPAA survey detailing how the Administration’s actions that target the U.S. Department of Education (ED) harm access to...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal
Disability Scoop The Trump administration is moving forward with sweeping plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a move advocates say will disproportionately affect students with disabilities. A Supreme Court order earlier this week cleared the way for...
