ED Seeks Comments on Comprehensive Centers Redesign: Literacy and Students With Disabilities Included as Priority

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 10, 2026 | Federal

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released a notice seeking comments on proposed changes to the design and funding for the Comprehensive Centers (CC) program which are authorized under the Educational Technical Assistance Act administered by the Secretary of...

ED Proposes Transfer of Education Safety and Foreign Aid Programs to Other Agencies

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 24, 2026 | Federal

Monday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced two new interagency agreements (IAAs) that will transfer foreign gift and contract reporting for certain domestic public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs) to the U.S. Department of State...

Ed Department Dismissed 90% Of Civil Rights Complaints Alarming Disability Advocates

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 24, 2026 | Federal

Disability Scoop The U.S. Department of Education dismissed the vast majority of discrimination complaints it received — likely including many based on disability — all while spending millions in an effort to fire staff charged with investigating such cases....

ED Highlights Funding Flexibility for Innovative Staffing 

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 13, 2026 | Federal

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a Dear Colleague letter that provides guidance to states and school districts highlighting current flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The guidance explains how Title II,...

Labor-H Spending Bill Primed for Final Passage, IDEA Receives $20 M Bump

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 27, 2026 | Federal

As reported last week, the House and Senate appropriators reached an agreement on the final text and accompanying Joint Explanatory Statements (Statement) for the remaining spending bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 which includes the Labor, Health and Human Services,...