by kids1stadvocac | Nov 25, 2025 | Federal
The Subcommittee on Work and Welfare of the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing titled: Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on Leaving the Sticky Notes Behind: Harnessing Innovation and New Technology to Help America’s Foster Youth Succeed. Speakers...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 25, 2025 | Federal
Disability Scoop The number of teachers using AI to develop individualized education programs, or IEPs, for students with disabilities is surging, but so too are questions about what role the technology should play. Among licensed special education teachers, 57% said...
by kids1stadvocac | Nov 4, 2025 | Federal
Education Week A growing number of special education teachers say they use artificial intelligence platforms to draft all or part of students’ individualized education programs, even as many districts lack policies about how the rapidly evolving technology can be...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 14, 2025 | State
The new school year will bring a major change to special education classrooms across Louisiana, as a recently passed law goes into effect aimed at increasing transparency and student safety. Under Act 479, all self-contained special education classrooms in the state...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 12, 2025 | Federal
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) have released a new policy brief titled Inclusive Innovation: How to Incorporate Privacy into Inclusive Design for Assistive Technologies. This brief...
