Texas Standard For years, parents and education advocates have complained about a lack of proper resources in Texas schools for students with dyslexia. But under a bill passed in 2023, that’s about to change. School districts have until this summer to move students...
The Badger Herald The Trump administration has targeted the U.S. Department of Education (ED) since the president’s inauguration in January and has floated its elimination. Project 2025, a federal policy agenda published by former Trump administration officials,...
CT News Junkie Democratic leaders of both the House and Senate announced Wednesday morning that they would seek to boost special education funding by at least $40 million during the current fiscal year. “We all know that special education presents a challenge in...
Orlando Sentinal Florida is one of 17 states suing the federal government over changes to disability law made by the Biden administration, and parents and advocates fear the legal battle could have “catastrophic” results for some students with disabilities. At issue...
OPB When Emma Beiser testified at the Oregon State Capitol last week, she wasn’t alone. Her 5-year-old daughter, Hadley, sat beside her. Beiser traveled to Salem to testify on House Bill 2953, which would remove Oregon’s cap on special education funding. She was one...
kvue.com Hundreds of parents, teachers, and students from across Texas gathered in Downtown Austin on Saturday to rally against a plan to give taxpayer money to some Texas families for private schooling. Under House Bill 3, students in the program would receive...
The Salt Lake Tribune A lawsuit filed by 17 state attorneys general — including Utah’s — taking aim at rights for people with gender dysphoria, she and other influencers warned, could also endanger longstanding protections for people with disabilities. Utahns, afraid...
FOX news 13 When Stephanie Merrill read the first substitute of a bill that would ban seclusion in Utah schools, she was “completely overjoyed.” “It took me totally by surprise,” added her husband, Craig Merrill, in a recent interview with FOX 13 News. “I thought,...
West Virginia Watch West Virginia lawmakers are trying again this year to address worsening elementary student behavior that has interrupted classroom instruction time and put some teachers in danger. The Republican-backed measure, which the House Education Committee...