A little behind-the-scenes from NBC Studios! Yesterday, NCLD CEO Dr. Jacqueline Rodriguez joined NBC News Daily live to talk about learning disabilities in honor of LD Awareness Month! Just one of many exciting things happening at NCLD this month! Stay tuned....

Ready to grow your voice and make an impact? NCLD’s Young Adult Leadership Council 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰! ncld.co/4ecNNUx

September Policy Round-Up: NCLD’s role in NCLD v. OMB helped prompt release of education research funds. We also endorsed 4 bills, responded to federal policy developments & received a PIE Network Eddie Award for READ Act collaboration. hubs.li/Q04zFRgh0

This #LDAwarenessMonth, NCLD and participating schools are bringing advocacy into their communities through postcards and digital Take Action campaigns. Learn about the three priorities and ways to participate: ncld.co/4AW6TrU📣

Meet featured speaker Allison Gilmour, Ph.D., Principal Researcher at AIR and Co-Director of the SPARC Center, who will join us for 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐃: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: ncld.co/471rxt1

Know LD: Learning disabilities can look different. They can affect people in different ways and across different areas, and a person can have more than one LD. Learning about the different ways LD can show up is important to providing the right support. #KnowLD #LD

NCLD is proud to receive a 2026 @PIEnetwork Eddie Award for Best Collaboration! 🏆 With partners and bipartisan members of Congress, we helped advance the READ Act to strengthen evidence-based reading instruction and support students with reading difficulties.

📢Proposed Rules from Treasury Fail to Mandate Critical Protections for Students with Disabilities Read the full statement: ncld.co/4hrfpaA #LD #specialeducation #learningdisabilities

Applications are now open for NCLD’s Young Adult Leadership Council (YALC)! 📢 Young adults ages 18–24 with learning disabilities can build advocacy and leadership skills, connect with peers, and even advocate on Capitol Hill. Learn More & Apply: ncld.co/3VgKp4B

Registration is open! 📢 NCLD is kicking off our new State of LD webinar series Oct. 28 with the SPARC Center. Join us for Building a Stronger Education Workforce, with research on teacher confidence, workload, staffing & retention. Register Today: ncld.co/3TVWdJ4

NCLD CEO Dr. Jacqueline Rodriguez will join @ionauniversity's upcoming CTLE webinar, Rights, Realities, and Resources, for a conversation on special education law, systems, and supports. 📅 Oct. 7 | 3:30–5:30 PM ET 💻 Zoom Register: ncld.co/4dGmO3u

Nearly all previously unavailable federal education research funding has now been released ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline following the recent court ruling in our litigation. An important outcome, but the process matters too. Our litigation is not over.

For students with disabilities, strong civil rights enforcement matters. This piece from The Conversation looks at what cuts can mean for students and families: ncld.co/4yfsI3J Want to help protect the U.S. Department of Education? Take action: ncld.co/4xG5XVD

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄! 🗓️ 𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟖 | 𝟐–𝟑 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 We’re kicking off NCLD’s new State of LD webinar series with the @SPARC_Center. The State of LD: Building a Stronger Education Workforce will look at new research on teacher confidence, workload, staffing, and retention.

Thank you, @maziehirono, for bringing attention to the impact of the new federal voucher tax credit program on students with disabilities. Today, NCLD CEO Dr. Jacqueline Rodriguez testified at the K-12 Education Spotlight Forum. Watch: ncld.co/4AHv9ho #advocacymatters

𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, NCLD CEO Dr. Jacqueline Rodriguez will testify at Sen. Mazie Hirono’s K-12 Education Spotlight Forum on the national school voucher program and its impact on students with disabilities. 📅 Sept. 22, 2:30–4 PM ET Watch live: ncld.co/4AhKa9g

Congress decides how federal money is spent. The court agreed and sided with students and educators in litigation we filed against OMB & ED. OMB had no authority to impose Executive Order policy directives through the apportionment process. ncld.co/4hcDyAd

📢 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐔𝐩   This month, NCLD tracked movement on two major bills affecting students with learning disabilities, proposed changes to Head Start standards, and new federal guidance on school discipline. 🔗 Read more: ncld.co/4gRXPuU

🎉 Congratulations to Alycia Smith, NCLD’s 2026 Anne Ford Scholarship winner! We also want to recognize runner-up Emyly Pineda, who will receive a one-time $1,500 award. 🌟 Congratulations to all of this year’s outstanding applicants!

🎉 Congratulations to Aidyn Thomasson, NCLD’s 2026 Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship winner! We also want to recognize runner-up Nicolas Andrews, who will receive a one-time $1,500 award. 🌟 We had an outstanding group of applicants this year! #AllegraFordThomasScholarship #LD