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...
captimes.com A nonprofit striving to close achievement gaps and reduce racial disparities in Madison schools may soon run out of money, according to the organization’s executive director. Jeffrey Lewis, who leads Natural Circles of Support, said the nonprofit’s...
TCU 360 Texas lawmakers are pushing to bring special education discussions into the public arena with proposed changes to service requirements. Senate Bill 568, currently under committee review, aims to reshape how school districts and open-enrollment charter schools...
KATU Hundreds of educators from across Oregon gathered in Salem to advocate for House Bill 2953, which aims to lift funding caps for special education services in the state's public schools. The bill, discussed in a packed hearing room, seeks to address the gap...
kare11.com At the University of St. Thomas, 185 students recently found out their scholarships have been canceled by the federal government. The university’s president, Rob Vischer, said Friday night the school received an email from the U.S. Department of Education...
WFYI Indiana is one of several conservative states asking a Texas court to declare unconstitutional a 52-year-old federal law that offers crucial protection for people with disabilities, including students. Conservative attorneys general in 17 states filed a lawsuit...
Florida Phoenix Parents of children with special education accommodations deserve more transparency when exercising school choice, Democratic lawmakers argue. Under existing law, private schools receiving school choice funding from the state are not required to...