A Texas student was kneed in the face by a school cop: Her civil rights case is one of thousands that may never be resolved

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal Archive

The 74 After a campus police officer grabbed student Ja’Liyah Celestine by the hair and kneed her in the face, she filed a federal civil rights complaint that alleged persistent racial discrimination against Black teens at her Texas high...

LA: La. parent says Trump’s plan will hurt special education

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | State Archive

shreveportbossieradvocate.com Kathleen Cannino feared this day was coming. President Donald Trump signed an order this month calling for the U.S. Department of Education to be dismantled. Trump, who argues that the agency is wasteful and ineffective, already...

Republicans Keen to Move IDEA to HHS Via Appropriations Bill

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal Archive

On the heels of the President announcing plans to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and move all student loans to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and “special needs education” to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Republican...

Report Finds Millions of Students Left with No Civil Rights Protections

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal Archive

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released a report highlighting the impacts of recent firings at the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on students who rely on OCR to...

WH Issues Executive Order to Close the Department of Education

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 25, 2025 | Federal Archive

Last Thursday, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) to begin closing the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Characterized as a State’s responsibility, the intention is to return the Department’s main function back to the States for management. Moreover,...