NorthJersey.com City education officials are planning to convert Dale Avenue School into a program for 118 children with multiple disabilities and autism, which they said will save the district $9.8 million in the coming school year. The district currently has 100...
Department of Education | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Shapiro Administration today announced that it is giving 10 schools funding to join a pilot program designed to teach K-12 students about the political, economic, and social contributions of individuals with...
The Tennessean Malia Curtis confidently took the microphone as she addressed the Wilson County Schools board on May 4. The 20-year-old scooted her wheelchair closer to the board members before talking about how school vouchers through Tennessee's Individualized...
On Thursday, at 10:15 a.m. ET, the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), has announced it will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education.” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is...
COPAA has released a new LRE Fact Sheet to protect and advance the civil rights of students with disabilities at a moment when those rights are increasingly under threat. The right to learn alongside nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate is a cornerstone...
Governors in several states have not yet decided whether to participate in the new Federal Tax Credit Voucher Program under HR1 — and your voice is urgently needed . This program will discriminate against students with disabilities, weaken civil rights...
Texas Standard The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Houston ISD to determine whether the district is violating the rights of students with disabilities after it unveiled plans to restructure the way special...
The 74 While intended as a universal benefit, educational support for disabled children is significantly segregated by class, according to a paper released in January. The decade-spanning analysis of state and federal data found that wealthy families were twice as...
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