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....

MI: Hundreds of Michigan families’ civil rights cases impacted by federal cuts

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...

TX: How Education Department’s end could hurt Texas special ed

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...