John Fetterman Leads Charge to End Broken Promises for Students with Disabilities

John Fetterman Leads Charge to End Broken Promises for Students with Disabilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) to reintroduce the IDEA Full Funding Act, aiming to correct decades of underfunding in special education. This legislation seeks to fulfill Congress’s 50-year-old promise under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to provide every child with a disability access to a quality education. Passe…

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Rep. John W. Mannion (NY-22,) alongside Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-5) and Lucy McBath (GA-6,) introduced the “Protecting Students with Disabilities Act” to ensure that special education programs within the U.S. Department of Education are administered as Congress intended. This legislation reaffirms the department’s statutory responsibilities under the landmark ”Individuals with Disabilities Education Act” (IDEA) and prevents any attempts …