by kids1stadvocac | Jun 16, 2026 | State
Michigan Advance Members of the State Board of Education on Tuesday voted unanimously to convene a committee to examine special education programs in Michigan and to work with stakeholders to review statewide needs. The committee was proposed by Board of Education...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 16, 2026 | Federal
Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced the Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development (READ) Act along with Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), John...
by kids1stadvocac | Jun 2, 2026 | State
KOAA On Friday, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 125 (SB 125) into law. It strengthens protections for students with disabilities and creates a formal state level complaint process for families when students are denied accommodations. After signing SB...
by kids1stadvocac | May 26, 2026 | State
Chalkbeat The Philadelphia school district plans to wind down a special education program that separates some students with additional learning needs into their own classrooms. The program, called Intensive Learning Support (ILS), is meant to help students who are...
by kids1stadvocac | May 19, 2026 | State
Florida Phoenix Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins unveiled his education agenda on Monday, which includes a rebuke of a proposal by one of his opponents in the Republican race for governor — U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. In April, Donalds said in a speech in Miami that he wants...
