Education Department defends controversial special education shakeup

by kids1stadvocac | Aug 11, 2026 | Federal, Uncategorized

K-12 Dive U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, during a keynote address on Tuesday, emphasized the federal government’s obligation to enforce protections for students with disabilities, while touting the Trump administration’s efforts to give states, districts and...

Senate Bills Intend to Amend Education Laws, Including IDEA

by kids1stadvocac | Aug 4, 2026 | Federal

Following the successful vote on S. 5046 — to prevent the move of four education offices and their programs outside of the Department of Education, including the Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...

Senate Committee to Consider Bipartisan Bill Protecting Special Education

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 28, 2026 | Federal

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has scheduled a markup for Thursday, July 30 to vote on an unprecedented bipartisan agreement that prohibits the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education (ED) to other...

Former Special Education Officials Oppose Transfer of OSERS to HHS

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 21, 2026 | Uncategorized

In a July 14 letter, former senior special education officials who served under every presidential Administration from Richard Nixon through Joe Biden urged congressional appropriators to preserve the Department of Education’s statutory authority to administer...

House Committee Advances Bills to Move Education Programs to Other Agencies, Special Education and Civil Rights Offices Not Included

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 21, 2026 | Federal

Last week, the House Education and the Workforce Committee held a markup to amend and vote on the “Less Bureaucracy, Better Education” legislative package. The package consists of 10 bills to permanently move certain K-12, higher education, adult education, and career...