by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal
Education Week Half a century ago, hundreds of thousands of children with disabilities nationwide either had to attend costly private schools or forgo education altogether. Students with disabilities who were in school were isolated from their peers for most of the...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal
The Hechinger Report President Donald Trump has pledged to shutter the Department of Education but also promised that students with disabilities will keep getting the services they need. Special education advocates, school district officials, and teachers say mass...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal
On the heels of the President announcing plans to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and move all student loans to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and “special needs education” to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Republican...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 25, 2025 | Federal Archive
Disability Scoop (Note: limited free articles) President Donald Trump is directing his education secretary to move forward with dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, a step that advocates say would have serious implications for students with disabilities....
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 25, 2025 | Federal Archive
Chalkbeat A big change for kids with disabilities is underway, Trump says. Critics say it’s against the law. President Donald Trump made a brief announcement Friday morning of a policy that could upend how the nation serves its 7.5 million students with disabilities....
