In the News

The NDSC Policy & Advocacy Team are consulted by major news outlets for their insights and comments. Read Recent Stories Below:

• Ed Department Pushing Ahead With Plan To Offload Special Education (Disability Scoop)
• New Year Brings Big Changes For ABLE Accounts (Disability Scoop)
• Letter to the Editor (The Brandeis Justice)
• The challenge of moving special education out of the Education Department (Politico)
• Disability Policy for All - Department of Education (Liz Weintraub's Disability Policy for All)
• Ed Department Sheds Several Offices, But Spares Special Education (Disability Scoop)
• Perry: Federal firings leave oversight of disabled kids’ education in limbo (Minnesota Star Tribune)
• As Government Reopens, Ed Department Brings Back Fired Special Education Staffers (Disability Scoop)
• Why shifting special ed oversight could be ‘a public education crisis’ (K12 DIVE)
• Charlotte families worry about impact on special needs education programs amid federal layoffs (WCNC Charlotte)
• Despite Hold On Ed Department Layoffs, Special Education Worries Run High (Disability Scoop)
• Ed Department Making Plans To Offload Special Education (Disability Scoop)
• Ed Department Blocked From Laying Off Special Education Staff (Disability Scoop)
• Disability leaders warn Education Department cuts will have a significant impact (NPR WBUR Here & Now)
• Special education takes massive hit in government shutdown (District Administration)
• Ed Department Lays Off Nearly All Special Education Staff (Disability Scoop)
• They Fired Over 400 People Overseeing Special Education. Big Mistake. Huge. (WeBelong Substack)
• Congress Pushes Back On Trump’s Wish List For Disability Programs (Disability Scoop)
• Trump Administration Cancels Millions in Funds from Special Ed. Programs (September 12, 2025) (PAPSA)
• Trump Administration Yanks Funds From Dozens Of Special Education Programs (Disability Scoop)
• #208 - Advocacy Alert! (Part 2) - Medicaid Changes (Down Syndrome Center)
• #207 - Advocacy Alert! (Part 1) - IDEA, Federal Changes, Dept of Education (Down Syndrome Center)
• Disability Programs In Limbo As Congress Weighs Funding (Disability Scoop)
• Reflections on the early days of DSANV – then PODS (DSANV, the Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia)
• Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Effort to Expand Financial Security and Workplace Inclusion for Americans with Disabilities (Representative Brian Fitzpatrick)
• Davids Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Savings Options for Workers with Disabilities (Representative Sharice Davids)
• Keep special education with Education Department, former officials say (K12 DIVE)
• Congress Weighs Drastic Cuts To Medicaid, Disability Services (Disability Scoop)
• Trump plan to move special needs program into HHS illegal, Dems, advocates say (Politico Pro)
• Dems, advocates challenge Trump’s HHS move (Politico Pulse)
• Fetterman, Van Hollen, Huffman Push Bill to End Decades of Underfunding in Special Education (Senator John Fetterman)
• Van Hollen, Huffman Introduce Bill to Fully Fund Special Education (Senator Van Hollen)
• The Future of Special Education Under a Dismantled Education Department (NPR WBUR Here & Now anytime)
• Season 2: Episode 3 | Policy, Advocacy and Getting Involved (Extra Lucky Podcast)
• What to know about the future of special education without the Education Department (NPR WBUR Here & Now)
• Trump Says Ed Department Will No Longer Handle 'Special Needs' (Disability Scoop)
• Advocates for those with Down syndrome dread prospect of Medicaid cuts (Chief Healthcare Executive)
• Fitzpatrick Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Savings Options for Workers with Disabilities (Representative Brian Fitzpatrick)