NorthJersey.com Monday's legislation, approved by a 39-0 vote, is sponsored by Sens. Kristin Corrado, a Passaic County Republican, and Patrick Diegnan, a Democrat from Middlesex County. It would create a panel of parents, educators, state officials, and advocates who...
San Antonio Report State lawmakers want to make it easier for schools to suspend younger students and students experiencing homelessness. House Bill 6, which is sponsored by nearly three-quarters of Republican representatives in the Texas House, greenlights the use of...
KERA News Jolene Sanders thought a private school could give her son with autism the kind of specialized attention he needed. So she searched for a good school with a good program. “Well, it doesn’t exist,” she said she ultimately concluded after looking. Sanders, now...
wkow.com Parents of children with special education needs gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to urge legislators to increase funding for special education services. The rally was organized by Melissa Custer and COPAA member, Tiffany Schanno, who launched...
al.com Alabama parents are leading a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over recent cuts to the Office for Civil Rights, which investigates alleged abuses in local schools. The lawsuit, filed March 14, claims school civil rights investigations have been...
The Philadelphia Inquirer With its workforce slashed and most of its regional offices — including one in Philadelphia — now shuttered, the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has effectively halted investigating issues of sex-, race-, and...
The Seattle Times (Editorial) Washington state is where laws guaranteeing education for students with disabilities got their start back in 1971. Before then, kids who had trouble reading, walking, or hearing were largely ignored by schools, with lifelong consequences....
The Intelligencer The West Virginia Senate passed its version of a bill Monday addressing student discipline in elementary schools. The Senate passed Senate Bill 199, relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety, in a 33-0 vote Monday morning. SB 199...
The Press Democrat The student was only 4 years old when he was suspended for the first time. He was in a transitional kindergarten class, a preparatory year that helps students develop fundamental social and emotional skills. By the time he was 5, the boy had been...