Senate Democrats Reject Interagency Agreements to Move IDEA and Civil Rights Functions to Other Agencies

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 7, 2026 | Federal

Last week, Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations; and Bernie Sanders, Ranking...

Inspector General Finds ED Actions Impede Ability to Perform Statutorily Required Duties in OCR and OSERS

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 30, 2026 | Federal

Last week, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a report titled “Review of U.S. Department of Education Changes in Staffing and Operations.” The report focuses on the reduction in force (RIF) and other...

Special ed, civil rights are largely leaving Education Department

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 23, 2026 | Federal

NPR Two of the U.S. Department of Education’s biggest responsibilities will shift to other federal agencies: safeguarding student civil rights and administering programs for students with disabilities. The Trump administration said Tuesday it will move much of...

TX: Dozens of parents speak out against Houston ISD’s special education changes

by kids1stadvocac | May 19, 2026 | State

Houston Public Media Dozens of parents, teachers, and students spoke out against Houston ISD’s move to centralize special education services at the district’s school board meeting Thursday night. The plan, announced last week after several news outlets,...

HISD under federal investigation over plans to restructure special education services

by kids1stadvocac | May 12, 2026 | Federal

Texas Standard The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Houston ISD to determine whether the district is violating the rights of students with disabilities after it unveiled plans to restructure the way special...