by kids1stadvocac | Apr 22, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive Several Republican-led bills introduced in Congress this year propose how to divide up the U.S. Department of Education’s responsibilities among other federal agencies — and thereby carry out President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate the 45-year-old agency....
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 8, 2025 | Federal
On Friday April 4, COPAA along with 47 disability advocacy partners in the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) sent a letter to Capitol Hill asking Senate and House appropriations and authorizing committee leaders to “take no action” through the Fiscal...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 8, 2025 | Federal
POLITICO President Donald Trump wants to move a crucial program for children with disabilities into the Department of Health and Human Services. Special education advocates and Democrats warn that his plan is illegal, Chelsea reports with POLITICO’s Mackenzie Wilkes....
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...
