by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | State Archive
News 9 If it passed, SB1017 would have impacted medical care for students with special needs to include only “educationally necessary services” in schools. That means Individualized Education Plans, or IEPs — which provide specialized instruction and support services...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 4, 2025 | State Archive
Virginia Mercury When Toby and Lindsay Latham sent their son Calvin to school in Fairfax County, they hoped it would be a place where he could grow and thrive. Instead, they discovered he wasn’t learning at all. “It was terrible,” Toby Latham said. Calvin, who uses an...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 4, 2025 | State Archive
News Channel 5 Nashville Tennessee lawmakers heavily debated in a special session ahead of an educational voucher vote about how the wording of the bill would affect students with disabilities. HB 6004 provides the framework for how public tax dollars would fund...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 4, 2025 | State Archive
The Oklahoman After a proposed education bill addressing special education in schools caused an uproar from Oklahoma parents, an Oklahoma Senator clarified his intent is not to eliminate any “educationally necessary” services from students. According to social media...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 4, 2025 | State Archive
wzzm13.com This year marks the 50th anniversary of IDEA Act, which stands for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
