by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive The number of students with disabilities, ages 3-21, could jump by about 1 million students between 2021 and 2025 if the current rate of increase continues, according to federal data and an analysis by The Advocacy Institute. By comparison, it took about 20 ...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 18, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive Math and reading scores declined or held steady for special education students on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress — for both 4th and 8th graders — when compared to NAEP results from 2022 and 2019. The biggest decline came with 2024’s...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | Federal
The Mercury News When the Nation’s Report Card was released last month, it reiterated a hard truth about our education system today: We are failing our students with disabilities. Students with disabilities, who make up 15% of all public school students, continue to...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 7, 2025 | Federal
On Wednesday, February 5, Chairman Tim Wahlberg (R-MI) led the House Education and Workforce Committee’s first full committee hearing titled The State of American Education. Pitched as an “examination” of K-12 education in the U.S., testimonies were presented by four...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 4, 2025 | Federal
According to results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released this week by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Grade 4 math scores improved between 2022 and 2024, a two-point gain that follows a 5-point decline from 2019 to...
