Senate Democrats Hosts Forum on Administration’s Education Activities

by kids1stadvocac | May 13, 2025 | Federal

On Tuesday, May 6, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, hosted a forum on the Administration’s proposal and current activities focused on dismantling the Department of Education (ED). Attended by ten Senate Democrats, the...

How kids with disabilities will be impacted by Medicaid, Education Department cuts

by kids1stadvocac | May 13, 2025 | Federal

19th News Jolene Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years of life. Marlee, who was born with a heart defect, has undergone four open-heart surgeries  — suffering a stroke after the third. The stroke affected Marlee’s...

Trump’s dismantling of Education Department gives states ‘green light’ to pursue voucher programs

by kids1stadvocac | May 13, 2025 | Federal

NBC News A growing number of red states have expanded their school voucher programs in recent years, a trend that is likely to only spike further amid a push led by President Donald Trump’s administration to return education “back to the states.” Conservative...

Not One Generation Removed, Disability Advocates Fear Return to a Dark Era

by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | Federal

The 74 A generation ago, people with disabilities were rarely in the room when their welfare was under discussion. Decisions about their care and education were made almost entirely by non-disabled people, who typically addressed them not as individuals who aspired to...

Bills in Congress detail path to closing the Education Department

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 22, 2025 | Federal

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....