by kids1stadvocac | Oct 13, 2026 | Federal
NPR Every couple of years, we learn about how students are being treated across every public school in the country. Now, it comes from a U.S. Department of Education survey called the Civil Rights Data Collection. NPR’s Jonaki Mehta has been in touch with...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 29, 2026 | Federal
The Conversation Felicita Piñón weighed just 1 pound at birth. She was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy that requires her to use a power wheelchair, and she also has learning and emotional challenges. Yet despite these obstacles, Felicita, now an eighth-grade...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 29, 2026 | Federal
Disability Scoop For months, there have been concerns that the U.S. Department of Education could allow millions in special education research dollars to lapse. Now, a federal judge is stepping in. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs is ordering the Education...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal, Restraint & Seclusion
The Federal School Discipline and Climate Coalition (FedSDC) released What Does and Doesn’t Work: Myths and Facts About School Discipline and Disproportionality to support schools in their efforts to use evidence-based practices. A press advisory issued alongside the...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal
In a letter dated Thursday, September 3rd, senators asked the Secretary of Education to reinstate guidelines the Department rescinded by final rule on July 23rd. The 1979 Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color,...
