by kids1stadvocac | Oct 28, 2025 | State
Advocates and former education officials are concerned about the future of special education in Texas following a Trump administration decision to cut staff in the special education office of the Department of Education. The firings happened last week amid the...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 28, 2025 | Federal
Multiple press outlets are reporting that Secretary of Education (ED) Linda McMahon -as verified through ED’s communications office- is working to “make good on pledges” from the President to close the department and send programs, including activities related to the...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 28, 2025 | Federal
USA Today The Department of Education is in the early stages of recruiting another agency to help oversee federal special education programs, a spokeswoman said. The potential transfer of responsibilities follows the Education Department’s layoff of nearly...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 28, 2025 | Federal
The 74 The U.S. Education Department is looking to move the $15 billion Individuals with Disabilities Education Act program outside of the agency, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. In a statement to States Newsroom, department spokesperson Madi Biedermann did not...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 21, 2025 | Federal
The 74 (OPINION) There has been a sea change in American education this year. From cutting social safety net programs and enacting unaccountable voucher programs at the expense of public schools to limiting access to financial aid for higher education, these...
