On Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formally noticed its decision to revise the regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to extend the compliance dates for the requirements for web content and mobile application...
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Inside Trump’s 3.5% budget boost for special education
K-12 Dive The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal to Congress touts a “historic investment” into federally funded special education programs, including increased flexibility for states to make funding decisions and a renewed effort to reduce...
Education Department’s dismantling
The Hill Another office within the Department of Education is on the chopping block after a year of efforts to dismantle the federal agency, pushing the hope of restoring certain programs further out of reach for opponents. The Office of English Language Acquisition...
Schools are supposed to limit using restraint and seclusion to discipline kids – but parents I spoke with say the practice is wildly misused
The Conversation “Jessica,” the adoptive mother of a third-grade student, was shocked when she discovered that her daughter had spent over 100 hours locked in a room alone at her North Carolina public school. School staff locked the child in a room by herself after...
The digital accessibility deadline is here. Schools aren’t ready.
EdSurge News A major civil rights deadline affecting schools and vendors will hit this month. Federal law has required accessibility for people with disabilities for decades, says Glenda Sims, chief information accessibility officer at Deque Systems, a company that...
Federal investigation opened into New Home ISD special education program
KCBD The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into the New Home Independent School District based on reports that the district discontinued a special education classroom and failed to provide notice before placing students in...
The real story behind the rise in disability accommodations
Syracuse University Today An increase in accommodations is a natural consequence of the increased presence of students with disabilities in higher education. The Americans with Disabilities Act defines disability broadly, and without knowing more about each...
Chairman Cassidy to Host Roundtable on Child Literacy and Students with Dyslexia
On Wednesday, April 15, 10:00 a.m. ET U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will host a livestream roundtable focused on supporting students with dyslexia. Chairman Cassidy has...
Some Advocates Concerned as States Push for Cameras in Special Education Classrooms
EdSurge As federal and state legislation swirls over the usage of cellphones and personal devices in classrooms, there is a renewed push for another form of technology: surveillance cameras. Legislators in Florida, Iowa, Maryland, South Carolina, and Tennessee...
