by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
WisPolitics State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today called for increasing the special education rate and expanding mental health training programs available to Wisconsin schools as part of the 2025-27 biennial budget. The message comes as the Wisconsin Department...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | State
The 74 Texas school leaders are hopeful that a pair of bills making their way through the state legislature could help to close an estimated $1.7 billion special education funding gap and better equip schools to handle a dramatic rise in the number of children with...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 25, 2025 | State
wkow.com Parents of children with special education needs gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to urge legislators to increase funding for special education services. The rally was organized by Melissa Custer and COPAA member, Tiffany Schanno, who launched...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 18, 2025 | Federal
After an agonizing week in Congress, on Friday, President Trump signed a Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025) continuing resolution (CR) into law that funds the government at essentially FY 2024 levels through September 30, 2025. Missing from the CR –and what kept most House...
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...
