by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal
The 74 (OPINION) As a parent of children with learning disabilities, a researcher studying family-school partnerships, and a board member of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to families describe their experiences...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 8, 2026 | Federal
NPR A massive trove of data about the civil rights of American students was quietly published on the U.S. Department of Education’s website this week. The Civil Rights Data Collection includes information about which groups of students are being bullied, which...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 1, 2026 | Federal
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) administers the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), which is a mandatory survey of all public school districts and schools in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico....
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 18, 2026 | Federal
Today, in new guidance issued to educational institutions via a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), Kim Richey, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, told schools that discipline policies must “treat students even-handedly and must neither favor nor disfavor any student...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has rescinded its 1979 Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services in Vocational Education Programs, which established compliance and monitoring requirements for federally funded vocational education programs....
