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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masslive.com Students with disabilities are bullied and socially excluded more than their peers. But a group of Massachusetts high school students is trying to change that. “I learned that disabilities are more common than you think,” said Isabelle Ogutt, who is part...
Houston Public Media Late last week, documents that leaked online and circulated on social media detailed proposed major changes to special education in Texas's largest school district, which has been under state control since 2023. The documents appear to show plans...
Voucher programs impede access to civil rights laws, including IDEA, Section 504, and ADA, for students with disabilities, leaving them with little "choice" and no rights. Read the Public Funds Public Schools Article
Marking her first appearance before Congress since last June, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon presented the Administration’s priorities in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 education budget before the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related...