by kids1stadvocac | Oct 20, 2026 | Federal
Education Week New federal guidance that deemphasizes ensuring adults with disabilities can live in their communities could have trickle-down effects for public schools, researchers say. The U.S. Department of Justice issued guidance this summer stating it will not...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 8, 2026 | Federal
Education Week New federal guidance threatens to upend decades of progress in high school transition planning, which helps students with disabilities prepare for college, the workforce, and living independently, advocates and researchers say. In 1999, the U.S. Supreme...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 11, 2026 | State
WKYT Starting in 2027, thousands of Kentucky students with moderate to severe disabilities will be able to graduate with something many of them never could before — a high school diploma…
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has rescinded its 1979 Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services in Vocational Education Programs, which established compliance and monitoring requirements for federally funded vocational education programs....
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 7, 2026 | Federal
Inside Higher Ed As colleges work to improve student success, new research suggests they may be underestimating the size of a much larger student population than previously understood: autistic students. A new study from Michigan State University examined 731...
