White House Sends Budget to Congress, Eliminates Preschool and Other Special Ed Funding

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 7, 2026 | Federal

On Friday, the White House released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request to inform Congress’ work on annual appropriations. The Administration’s budget proposes funding levels for education, justice, health, and other federal programs, which will be negotiated by...

ED Finds DC Public Schools Violates Rights of Students with Disabilities

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 24, 2026 | Federal

In a public announcement last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found that the District of Columbia Public School System (DCPS) has extensively violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II...

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....