by kids1stadvocac | Aug 19, 2025 | Federal
In early August, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released Preventing a Lost Generation: A Vision for K-12 Reforms to Ensure Student Success. The report provides recommendations to solve what...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 19, 2025 | Federal
EdTrust has published a thirty-page policy report titled 6 Principles to Advance Equity in State Literacy Policy. The report emphasizes that literacy is a fundamental civil right and a gateway to educational success, economic opportunity, and civic engagement. EdTrust...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 12, 2025 | ICE in Schools, State
Wavelengths A new law, championed by Sen. Pavel M. Payano, guaranteeing public education for immigrant and disabled students in the state, was signed by Gov. Maura Healey last Wednesday. Payano said the bill he sponsored in the Senate with Sen. Sal DiDomenico cements...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 12, 2025 | State
The Philadelphia Enquirer As she tried to determine why her child was struggling to read as an older elementary student, the mother identified flaws with instruction in the Council Rock School District — from curriculum to a lack of staff trained in a method designed...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 5, 2025 | State
ProPublica In Idaho, students with disabilities have performed worse in reading and math than many of their peers in other states, federal data shows. Idaho was among the states with the most founded complaints per capita in recent years, according to a national...
