InDepthNH.org The US District Court Wednesday extended its temporary restraining order blocking the state from enforcing its prohibition on “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs in public schools, colleges and universities or their contractors until Oct. 2 at...
The Dartmouth Superior Court Judge David Ruoff in New Hampshire ruled that the state’s special education funding is “constitutionally insufficient” on Aug. 18. Ruoff wrote in his decision that underfunding special education means that “school districts must rely...
Jersey City Times Tensions ran high at Thursday night’s Jersey City Board of Education meeting as multiple Jersey City Public Schools (JCPS) parents emotionally recounted their negative experiences with the district’s special education department and demanded that it...
Raleigh News & Observer The Wake County school system has seen a 38% increase in how often students are being physically restrained or locked alone in rooms by school employees. Data presented Tuesday show 1,802 acts of restraint or seclusion were reported to the...
WUNC A UNC-Chapel Hill program partnering with a dozen community colleges across the state has lost a federal grant to help train future preschool teachers to better serve students with disabilities. It's part of the U.S. Department of Education's crackdown on grants...
When the White House and administration use their pulpit to spread misinformation and unverified causation about disability, as they did yesterday, it is extremely concerning for families and for students with disabilities. COPAA stands with mothers and fathers who...
COPAA celebrates last week’s ruling in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada in C.W. v. Nevada Department of Education. COPAA and twelve students with disabilities and their families are the named plaintiffs in this federal class action lawsuit...
This week, in a letter led by COPAA and the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) more than 135 general and special education advocacy organizations urged Secretary McMahon to “maintain all current grants under Part D of the Individuals with...
On Friday, the House passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on a temporary basis at current funding levels through November 21 as they continue to work on final funding levels for education and disability support programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026....