by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | Federal Archive
As the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee prepares for Thursday’s nomination hearing of Linda McMahon to serve as Secretary of Education, COPAA and disability advocates wrote and urged the HELP Committee to conduct an “informed dialogue”...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | Federal Archive
The 74 Despite the fiery rhetoric, President Donald Trump’s push to eliminate a Department of Education he accuses of abusing “taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America’s youth” comes down, appropriately, to civics and math. First, the president cannot legally abolish...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | Federal Archive
The 74 Some state education chiefs aren’t wasting any time letting the new administration know what they want. A dozen state leaders, all from Republican-led states, wrote to Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s education secretary nominee, last week asking her to...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 7, 2025 | Federal Archive
On Thursday, February 6, the U.S. Department of Education announced a new slate of appointees tasked with advancing President Trump’s education priorities. Notable appointments include James Bergeron as Deputy Under Secretary, who brings extensive experience in higher...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 7, 2025 | Federal Archive
On Wednesday, February 5, Senators Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Rosa DeLaura (D-CT) wrote to acting Secretary of Education Denise Carter, expressing their concerns for actions...
