by kids1stadvocac | Sep 2, 2025 | Federal
Last week, Ranking Member Robert “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), House Education and Workforce Committee, released a new report: Living Independently, Participating Fully: Defending Against the Trump Administration’s Attacks on People with Disabilities. The...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 19, 2025 | State
Ohio Capital Journal Ryin’s therapies, tablet, and the TouchChat program are all funded by Medicaid — and examples of how the government program, a major source of health care for low-income families, also supports children’s ability to learn and do well in school....
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 12, 2025 | Federal
The Washington Post Special-education advocates and some public school districts are bracing for potential budget constraints as they prepare for the $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts the president signed into law last month. The billions that public schools get each year...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal
As reported in the national news, the President signed HR 1 into law on July 4th, giving Republicans the legislative win they sought to accomplish in the first half of the 119th Congress. Specific to education, HR 1 includes an amended version of the Educational...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal
ChalkBeat “When you take it all together, it’s kind of like an assault on children and families policy-wise,” said Megan Curran, the director of policy at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. “We’re going to see that the effects reverberate...
