by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | State
WTNH Connecticut’s Democrat-led state legislature passed two funding bills totalling $43 million for special education and nonprofit groups – capping two weeks of drama that saw the Democratic governor veto spending bills pushed by leaders of his own party only to...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | State
Policy Matters Ohio Ohio’s public school districts will lose more than $103 million in foundation formula funding over the next two years, including $95 million in cuts to special education funding, if the budget proposed by Gov. DeWine passes. A series of fact...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | Federal
Chalkbeat When teens and young adults with disabilities in California’s Poway Unified School District heard about a new opportunity to get extra help planning for life after high school, nearly every eligible student signed up. The program, known as Charting My Path...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | Federal
PBS News Fourteen-year-old Spencer Nichols loves taking care of his farm animals at home in Macon, Georgia. It’s a break after a long school day, where he has little autonomy. Spencer has Down syndrome. Almost the entire day, he’s in a small classroom with...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 9, 2025 | Federal
Washington Post Republican-led Medicaid cuts could severely impact rural hospitals and maternity care services, potentially driving essential healthcare access in underserved regions to a breaking point. Rural communities, already facing healthcare disparities, could...
