by kids1stadvocac | Apr 28, 2026 | Federal
Education Week Despite ongoing efforts to transition federal education programs to other agencies, billions of federal dollars for K-12 schools will continue to flow through the U.S. Department of Education’s grant portal this summer, the nation’s top K-12 official...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 21, 2026 | Federal
The Hill Another office within the Department of Education is on the chopping block after a year of efforts to dismantle the federal agency, pushing the hope of restoring certain programs further out of reach for opponents. The Office of English Language Acquisition...
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...
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...
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...