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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Cuts Grants that Support People with Disabilities
Twenty-five grants under Part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and administered through the Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP) were terminated prematurely last Friday...
House Committee Advances Bill that Supports All Parts of IDEA, Cuts Education Overall by 15 Percent
On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee debated and advanced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) spending bill, which funds...
Read more >New Report Warns of Threats to Independence for People with Disabilities
House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) has released a report, "Living Independently, Participating Fully: Defending Against the Trump Administration's...
Read more >House Proposes Steep Cuts to Education; Holds IDEA Harmless
On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies considered its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 spending bill, which funds federal education...
Read more >Laurie VanderPloeg
Laurie VanderPloeg is the Associate Executive Director for Professional Affairs, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Prior to joining CEC, she was the director of the Office of Special Education...
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