by kids1stadvocac | Dec 9, 2025 | State
KOLD.COM “It’s really important that some outside agency like OCR comes in — someone outside the school district can come in and see what’s going on,” said Dr. Diana Newmark, University of Arizona Education Advocacy Clinic Director. Then the Trump Administration...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | Federal
Despite the pending short-term agreement led by the Senate that would allow federal employees to return to work, COPAA remains extremely concerned that the Department of Education (ED) has taken steps to eliminate all but a handful of staff and gut key offices...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive Special education and disability rights advocates are ramping up their defense of the federal role in the education of students with disabilities as their concerns grow over a potential shift in how the U.S. conducts special education oversight and support....
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | Federal
Education Week In Pennsylvania, state Sen. Lindsey Williams, a Democrat from the Pittsburgh area, said her office has heard from families with complaints pending before the Education Department, and school districts in the middle of OCR investigations, that haven’t...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 4, 2025 | Federal
Sweeping layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education have gutted key offices—including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Programs (which includes special education and rehabilitation services), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and the...
