Senate Funding Bill Could Alter Key Rule on Federal Grants

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 31, 2026 | Federal

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has indicated that plans are taking shape for a round of votes next week before the Senate departs for the August recess. Top priority is taking up the short-term funding bill (aka continuing resolution) passed by the House...

NCLD Leads Lawsuit to Protect Special Education Research Funding

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 21, 2026 | Federal

Protect Democracy and Jacobson Lawyers Group have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and other organizations challenging actions by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the...

Lawsuit Challenges Decision to Withhold Millions in Education Research Funding, Including for Special Education

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 14, 2026 | Federal

On June 30, Protect Democracy and Jacobson Lawyers Group filed suit on behalf of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and other stakeholders challenging actions by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OMB...

Three states sue over cancelled special education teacher training grants

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 16, 2026 | Federal

K-12 Dive Attorneys general in three states — California, Rhode Island and Wisconsin — sued the U.S. Department of Education on June 9, saying the agency unlawfully discontinued grants in those states that fund professional development of special education staff and...

Pressure mounts for Ed Dept to release research funds

by kids1stadvocac | May 26, 2026 | Federal

K-12 Dive The U.S. Department of Education is under pressure from K-12 and college groups, as well as a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, to release nearly $300 million in funding for education research. In a May 11 letter, a bipartisan group of 19 U.S....