by kids1stadvocac | Aug 5, 2025 | Federal
COPAA has signed with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and stakeholders to urge House and Senate leadership and appropriators to oppose provisions in and [potential] amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills that would prohibit...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal
AP News The Trump administration insists it hasn’t wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America’s children even as it dismantles the Education Department. Yet its own data shows the agency has resolved far fewer civil rights cases than in past years...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal
POLITICO The Education Department’s civil rights arm is dismissing complaints at a rapid clip, prompting concern from former officials and advocates about its function amid staffing cuts. In court documents filed last week, the department disclosed that its Office for...
by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | Federal
The 74 For nearly a decade, Shaheena Simons led the division that fought for students’ civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. Her tenure encompassed President Donald Trump’s first term, a time when staff still addressed the “full range of complaints” — from...
by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | Federal
North Platte Post In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with disruptive students. The order, signed in...
