DOGE education cuts hit students with disabilities, literacy research

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | Federal Archive

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...

How Department of Education cuts could hurt resources for students with disabilities

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | Federal Archive

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...

Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Shutter Rural Hospitals, Maternity Care

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 9, 2025 | Federal Archive

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...

CT: Lamont hints at line-item veto of special education funding

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State Archive

CT Mirror Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to use a line-item veto to kill a $40 million supplemental appropriation for special education that the Senate unanimously passed Tuesday over the governor’s objections. In a statement issued moments after the Senate gave final...

OR: Spending on special education in Oregon needs a revamped formula, researchers find

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State Archive

centraloregondaily.com Lawmakers got a three-hour crash course this week on fixes that are needed to Oregon’s education funding formula to improve student learning and direct money toward the highest needs kids. Among the most consequential findings was that Oregon’s...