Sun Sentinal Cameras are expected to return to Broward County’s special-needs classrooms to help parents determine whether their child may have been abused or mistreated at school. The program, which was last used in Broward schools during the 2023-24 school year,...
Maryland Matters The Maryland State Board of Education unanimously accepted final recommendations of a 58-member Blueprint special education work group Tuesday aimed at ensuring students with disabilities aren’t forgotten in the state’s multibillion-dollar education...
Insider NJ The Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal to reform New Jersey’s school funding system and enhance support for special education services. The bill, S-3917, makes targeted changes to the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA), strengthens...
Insight Into Academia Amid a persistent statewide shortage of special education teachers, a pioneering apprenticeship program aims to change the game in Pennsylvania. Gwynedd Mercy University (GMercyU), the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU), and Bucks County...
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs in Victim Rights Law Center, et al. v. United States Department of Education, ordering that the Executive Branch Defendants cannot carry out...
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA that nationwide, or “universal,” injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has granted to federal courts.” In this case, several individuals, organizations, and states sued the...
COPAA supports the creation of inclusive learning environments that are welcoming for all students, particularly those who are at risk of being marginalized or excluded, including LGBTQ+ students. On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in Mahmoud v. Taylor granted a...
Today, after a weekend-long marathon and by a vote of 51-50, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1, the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), which incorporates key tax credit extensions for businesses and other changes to federal spending that impact health care, immigration, education,...
In a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to Chief State School Officers on June 26th, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) highlighted key parts of Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which requires states and districts to give parent some flexibility in...