Newsweek A Republican lawmaker in Oklahoma cited a Bible verse as he argued against a bill seeking to ban corporal punishment being used on disabled students in schools. State Senator Shane Jett quoted several verses from the Book of Proverbs on Tuesday as he argued...
centraloregondaily.com Lawmakers got a three-hour crash course this week on fixes that are needed to Oregon’s education funding formula to improve student learning and direct money toward the highest needs kids. Among the most consequential findings was that Oregon’s...
Spectrum News 1 Both the Texas Senate and House have school voucher or educational savings account proposals that allocate extra funding for students with disabilities to use at private schools. Some families believe the money won’t guarantee an equal education for...
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...