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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Pennsylvania Waiting List Campaign was created by an advocacy group that aimed to raise awareness about the need for funding for Pennsylvanians with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. This site provides the public with access to data on the current status of individuals awaiting support in emergency, critical, and planning stages.
This article examines the FY2026 budget that aims to slash $4.5 billion from K-12 education funding. These cuts target educational supports, including teacher development and Title I funding. Click the title to read more.
This article discusses that the U.S. Department of Education has abruptly canceled 25 ongoing federally funded special education projects, worth over $30 million across 14 states, that supported teacher training, parent resource centers, and research under IDEA Part D. The cuts affect state education departments, universities, nonprofits, and schools for students with disabilities. Department leaders said the funds will be “reinvested” in programs more closely aligned with current federal priorities. Click the title to read more.
This article examines the impact of the federal government shutdown on the U.S. Department of Education. Already weakened by major staff cuts and ongoing restructuring, the department faces further disruption as the shutdown halts new grants, suspends civil rights investigations, and pauses its advisory work with schools. The Office for Civil Rights, which has already lost about half its staff, will see its backlog of discrimination cases increase. The article also highlights Secretary Linda McMahon’s acknowledgment that previous cuts to the department may have gone too far. Click the title to read more.
