ED Publishes IDEA Policy Guidance from January 2024-2025

by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | Federal

The U.S. Department of Education has updated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) searchable database to include Dear Colleague letters, policy guidance, and selected fact sheets for the calendar year 2024. Guidance includes topics such as inclusive...

Trump official’s autism schools secluded and restrained students at high rates

by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | Federal, Restraint & Seclusion

the 74 Arizona Autism Charter Schools, whose founder, Diana Diaz-Harrison, has been tapped to oversee the education of children with disabilities in President Donald Trump’s second administration, has used controversial, potentially dangerous disciplinary practices on...

Arizona Autism Charter School Founder Tapped as Ed Dept. Special Education Chief

by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | Federal

The 74 The founder and executive director of a network of Arizona charter schools serving autistic children has been named the U.S. Education Department’s deputy assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services. Education Secretary Linda McMahon...

AL: Alabama parents sue over cuts to education civil rights office: ‘Discriminatory and unsafe’

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 18, 2025 | State

al.com Alabama parents are leading a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over recent cuts to the Office for Civil Rights, which investigates alleged abuses in local schools. The lawsuit, filed March 14, claims school civil rights investigations have been...

NCYL and COPAA File Federal Lawsuit Against ED for Failing to Investigate Civil Rights Complaints

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 18, 2025 | Federal

The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) filed a federal lawsuit yesterday on behalf of students and families across the country that seeks to reverse the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil...