The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed significant changes to the Head Start Performance Standards (Head Start) that COPAA opposes. If HHS proceeds as planned, the new regulations will completely eliminate current Head Start Performance...
Sarah Sivesind
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What civil rights enforcement cuts mean for students with disabilities – fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits
The Conversation Felicita Piñón weighed just 1 pound at birth. She was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy that requires her to use a power wheelchair, and she also has learning and emotional challenges. Yet despite these obstacles, Felicita, now an eighth-grade...
Deadline Nears for Education Department to Spend Special Ed Research Funds
Disability Scoop For months, there have been concerns that the U.S. Department of Education could allow millions in special education research dollars to lapse. Now, a federal judge is stepping in. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs is ordering the Education...
