by kids1stadvocac | Aug 11, 2026 | State
Chalkbeat New York City has long failed to quickly provide special education services even after families won legal orders for them, generating more than two decades of litigation. Three years ago, city officials embraced a federal court order requiring dozens of...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 4, 2026 | State
Chalkbeat New York City’s Education Department is changing how it responds to students who are chronically absent due to school avoidance, according to an agreement officials signed last week with the legal team that filed a class-action lawsuit over the issue. School...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 4, 2026 | State
2KUTV The parents of a special needs student who was abused by a school bus driver say their lawsuit against the Alpine School District was never about financial compensation. Instead, they wanted to bring lasting changes to how the district serves students with...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 4, 2026 | Federal
Following the successful vote on S. 5046 — to prevent the move of four education offices and their programs outside of the Department of Education, including the Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 4, 2026 | Federal
Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gaveled in last Thursday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee markup with laser-focused determination: to advance his 21st Century Dyslexia Act and honor his pledge to Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) by bringing to a...
