COPAA filed an amicus brief in the 4th circuit earlier this month in CD v. Arlington School Board. Longtime COPAA member, Melissa Waugh, represents the family. COPAA’s brief focused on the statute of limitations and child find, or evaluations in all areas of suspected...
In early August, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released Preventing a Lost Generation: A Vision for K-12 Reforms to Ensure Student Success. The report provides recommendations to solve what...
EdTrust has published a thirty-page policy report titled 6 Principles to Advance Equity in State Literacy Policy. The report emphasizes that literacy is a fundamental civil right and a gateway to educational success, economic opportunity, and civic engagement. EdTrust...
Disability Scoop In his budget proposal, the president sought to fold preschool grants as well as many activities currently overseen by the Office of Special Education Programs under IDEA Part D into grants that are distributed to states under Part B. But, in its...
Education Week A federal judge said Wednesday the U.S. Department of Education has not meaningfully complied with his June order to reinstate hundreds of civil rights enforcement staff after layoffs greatly reduced their ranks. The statement by Judge Myong J. Joun, a...
This year, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has provided States with several guidance documents promoting the Secretary of Education’s waiver authority under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In response, COPAA has developed an Overview and...
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) have released a new policy brief titled Inclusive Innovation: How to Incorporate Privacy into Inclusive Design for Assistive Technologies. This brief...
K-12 Dive The U.S. Department of Education is working with school districts and states to expand school choice models for students with disabilities that will spur innovative and effective learning opportunities, a top federal special education official said during...
The Washington Post Special-education advocates and some public school districts are bracing for potential budget constraints as they prepare for the $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts the president signed into law last month. The billions that public schools get each year...