For students with disabilities, the Office for Civil Rights is often the last line of defense Efforts to shutter the Education Department threaten to sever lifelines that protect students furthest from privilege and opportunity, writes one expert.

OfficeofCivilRights is the only independent investigator for students facing discrimination. It also collects the data that reveals how students w/disabilities & other marginalized groups are treated. Weakening it puts kids at risk.
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McMahon's education plan breaks the law and denies students' rights | Opinion What Linda McMahon dismisses as 'micromanagement' is, in reality, the implementation of our nation's special education law.

COPAA was proud to partner on the writing of this excellent opinion piece. Protect IDEA and our kids!

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Thank you, Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov, for your commitment to IDEA and for supporting children with disabilities.
Let's protect education as we approach IDEA's 50th anniversary!
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Disabled students have the same right to an education as non-
disabled students and it is IDEA that makes this possible.
Our kids deserve nothing less.
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The rights of children with disabilities are under threat.
Watch a National Town Hall where parents, educators & advocates discussed actions you can take to protect children with disabilities.
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Reminder: Virtual Town Hall to Protect Children with Disabilities & IDEA Today at 4:00 PM Eastern.

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We urge the Administration and Congress to protect children and immediately restore staffing and support at ED. It’s a moral and legal obligation for our nation's children.

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The Senate MUST CONDUCT an Oversight Hearingwww.copaa.org/news/713190 re: actions by @usedgov that would destroy IDEA & 504. Families are watching vital protections vanish as offices close & oversight evaporates. Tell Congress copaa.salsalabs.org/protectchild... #ProtectChildrenwithDisabilities

Parents of children with disabilities worry as Education Department shrinks Parents of children with disabilities are growing increasingly worried as the Education Department shrinks and mechanisms for accountability seem harder to find.   The department laid off near…

The recent cuts to federal education support leave families & schools in a crisis. Denise Marshall highlights the urgent need to protect our children w/disabilities & uphold their rights. Article - wgntv.com/news/parents...

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