Trump funding cuts hit particularly hard for deaf and blind children

by kids1stadvocac | Oct 14, 2025 | Federal

Education Week April Wilson is responsible for teaching 36 students this school year—not squeezed into a single classroom, but spread among 19 school buildings in 12 districts across rural southern Illinois. For her job as one of only two itinerant teachers of the...

NC: Trump admin cancels special ed grant to UNC-CH to train future Pre-K teachers across NC

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | State

WUNC A UNC-Chapel Hill program partnering with a dozen community colleges across the state has lost a federal grant to help train future preschool teachers to better serve students with disabilities. It’s part of the U.S. Department of Education’s...

COPAA and CASE Join Forces, Urge Secretary to Restore IDEA Grants

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | Federal

This week, in a letter led by COPAA and the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) more than 135 general and special education advocacy organizations urged Secretary McMahon to “maintain all current grants under Part D of the Individuals with...

OR: Trump administration cuts funding to Oregon disability programs

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 16, 2025 | State

OPB The U.S. Department of Education is ending grants to programs across Oregon that support students with disabilities, citing practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The cuts could make it harder for disabled students and their families to access help,...

Trump administration releases billions in frozen money for schools

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 29, 2025 | Federal

Chalkbeat The Trump administration will release billions in frozen education funds after widespread outcry, including from Republican members of Congress, about the devastating impacts. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, announced Friday on the social...