fox61.com Connecticut’s special education infrastructure, processes, support, and accountability systems are set to be reviewed by WestEd, a national organization with significant expertise in special education. Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene...
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MI: Montcalm County Intermediate School District to end student seclusion
Detroit Free Press A small school district in central Michigan has agreed to end its practice of isolating children with disabilities in rooms in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a July 3 news release. Montcalm County...
TX: Parents demand accountability after alleged abuse at El Paso school
KFOX TV The El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) police arrested special education teacher Rachael Lucas and paraprofessional David Gonzales last week. According to court documents, Lucas is accused of hitting multiple non-verbal special needs students with...
WI: Special education funding increased in new state budget
WSAW News Among the allocations in the state budget that Gov. Tony Evers signed Thursday morning were increases to special education funding. Schools, families, and advocates were requesting that the state reimbursement for general special education expenses increase...
COPAA joins Public Funds Public Schools and Urges Montana Court to Strike Down Harmful Voucher Law
Montana Quality Education Coalition et al. (MQEC) v. State of Montana et al. is a case challenging Montana’s voucher program for students with disabilities. In 2023, the Montana Legislature established a statewide Education Savings Account (ESA) voucher program...
Federal Class Action Lawsuit Seeking Full Days of School for Oregon Students with Disabilities Will Proceed.
COPAA celebrates the decision issued on July 7, 2025, by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in J.N. v. Oregon Department of Education, finding that the case, which had been dismissed by the United States District Court for the District of...
HR 1 becomes law, Medicaid Cuts and Education Vouchers Timed for Late 2026
As reported in the national news, the President signed HR 1 into law on July 4th, giving Republicans the legislative win they sought to accomplish in the first half of the 119th Congress. Specific to education, HR 1 includes an amended version of the Educational...
6 Ways Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful BIll’ Will Affect Kids and Schools
ChalkBeat “When you take it all together, it’s kind of like an assault on children and families policy-wise,” said Megan Curran, the director of policy at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. “We’re going to see that the effects reverberate...
Who will bear the brunt of Trump’s hold on $6.8 Billion in school funds?
Ed Week School districts, state leaders, and education experts continue to sound the alarm that the Trump administration’s hold on $6.8 billion in federal funds Congress already allocated for education will disproportionately harm students from low-income families,...