Report: Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is flunking

by kids1stadvocac | May 5, 2026 | Federal

Mother Jones Last Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) released a report showing just how intensely the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has failed students. The report found that there were zero resolution agreements in 2025 “involving sexual...

Trump sidestepped Congress on more than $1 billion in ed. spending last year

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized

Education Week The U.S. Department of Education took roughly $1 billion Congress appropriated for specific education programs during the first months of President Donald Trump’s second term and either spent it differently than how lawmakers intended or hasn’t spent it...

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...