by kids1stadvocac | Apr 22, 2025 | Federal Archive
K-12 Dive Several Republican-led bills introduced in Congress this year propose how to divide up the U.S. Department of Education’s responsibilities among other federal agencies — and thereby carry out President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate the 45-year-old agency....
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | State
Chalkbeat There was a time George Finley Jr. was on the honor roll. After the seventh grader started having epileptic seizures a couple of years ago, he experienced memory loss. Now, he’s far behind where he should be academically. The Detroit Public Schools Community...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | State
The Texas Tribune President Donald Trump’s order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education last month came with promises that federal dollars for special education would stay intact. In CNN’s State of the Union, U.S. Education Secretary Linda...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | Federal Archive
On Wednesday, April 9, the House Education and Workforce Committee voted along party lines to adversely report H. Res. 237, a resolution to require the Administration to provide documentation of their plans to reorganize the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 8, 2025 | Federal Archive
On Friday April 4, COPAA along with 47 disability advocacy partners in the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) sent a letter to Capitol Hill asking Senate and House appropriations and authorizing committee leaders to “take no action” through the Fiscal...
