by kids1stadvocac | Feb 13, 2026 | Federal
Representative Don Bacon (R-NE) and Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) reintroduced their bicameral, bipartisan bill, the Foster Care Stabilization Act (HR 7419/S. 3802). The bill intends to ensure children awaiting foster care placement have...
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 27, 2026 | State
Nebraska Public Media Sen. Dave Murman, chair of the Education Committee, is the lead sponsor of a proposal to once again allow schools to suspend students in kindergarten (LB653) through second grade. That practice was prohibited in 2023, unless the student brings a...
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 27, 2026 | State
Houston Public Media Texas lawmakers last year increased funding for disabled students after decades of underfunding. Now, the state must figure out what equipment, training, and other services that $250 million will go toward. The Texas Education Agency is surveying...
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | State
islandernews.com Florida is seeking to ease parents’ concerns by creating a plan for public schools, including forming an emergency search team, if a student with a disability runs away unattended. State Rep. Anna Eskamani, a Democrat from Orange County,...
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | State
The Baltimore Banner Maryland’s education department awarded a major contract to the American Institutes for Research, asking the Virginia-based nonprofit to recommend a model that would adequately fund special education. They’ll answer a multipronged question: What...
