by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | State
CT Post At a public hearing on April 21, members of the Select Committee on Special Education repeatedly asserted that they want to fix the “broken” special education system. Unfortunately, the special education bills currently speeding their way through Connecticut’s...
by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | State
Oklahoma Watch A yearslong legislative effort to ban Oklahoma teachers and support staff from using physical force to discipline students with severe disabilities has prevailed. Senate Bill 364 by Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, and Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, cleared the...
by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | State
Florida Politics The Senate has signed off on a bill that would teach Florida public school students about disabilities as part of their education. Under the “Evin B. Hartsell Act,” School Boards throughout the state would be authorized to consult with the Evin B....
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 29, 2025 | State
Florida Politics The Senate has signed off on a bill that would teach Florida public school students about disabilities as part of their education. Under the “Evin B. Hartsell Act,” School Boards throughout the state would be authorized to consult with the Evin B....
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | Federal
In a memo to Federal Agency heads last week, the White House instructed agencies to undertake a 60-day review process to “identify unlawful and potentially unlawful regulations” and take immediate steps to eliminate and/or finalize rules “without notice and comment”,...
