by kids1stadvocac | Nov 18, 2025 | Federal
OPB The deal Congress reached to re-open the federal government requires the Trump administration to reinstate federal workers who were fired in October, including those charged with overseeing the nation’s special education laws. But it’s not clear how long they’ll...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | State
wcnc.com Charlotte area families are voicing concerns about the future of kids with special needs and their access to a good education after the White House tried to lay off almost all the staffers at the Department of Education who manage those programs. A judge has...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | Federal
Disability Scoop Efforts to gut the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office and move the program to another agency are already causing “immediate harm” to students with disabilities, advocates warn. Nearly a month after the Education...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive Special education and disability rights advocates are ramping up their defense of the federal role in the education of students with disabilities as their concerns grow over a potential shift in how the U.S. conducts special education oversight and support....
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 4, 2025 | Federal
Sweeping layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education have gutted key offices—including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Programs (which includes special education and rehabilitation services), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and the...
