Senator Hirono to Host Press Conference Marking One-Year Anniversay of ED’s Reduction in Force

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 10, 2026 | Federal

Wednesday, March 11 at 11:00 am ET/5:00 am HT, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), will host education advocates, leaders, and other stakeholders—including former U.S. Department of Education (ED) employees—at a press conference marking the one-year anniversary of...

Special Education in limbo as Ed Department sheds more responsibilities

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 10, 2026 | Federal

Disability Scoop As the U.S. Department of Education accelerates efforts to dismantle the agency, the implications for students with disabilities remain murky. The agency said that it reached two new agreements late last month to transfer management of...

ED Proposes Transfer of Education Safety and Foreign Aid Programs to Other Agencies

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 24, 2026 | Federal

Monday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced two new interagency agreements (IAAs) that will transfer foreign gift and contract reporting for certain domestic public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs) to the U.S. Department of State...

For students with disabilities, the Office for Civil Rights is often the last line of defense (OPINION)

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 27, 2026 | Federal

K-12 Dive The path to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education will have a generational impact — eliminating the safeguards that have ensured all students have access to equitable, inclusive schools since the department’s founding in 1979. Specifically, the recent...

Deal Reached Between House-Senate on Education Funding, COPAA CEO Responds

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | Federal

Early this morning, House and Senate appropriators announced that a final deal has been reached on education, health, and other domestic spending. The negotiated Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Services (Labor-H) bill includes...