In a letter dated Thursday, September 3rd, senators asked the Secretary of Education to reinstate guidelines the Department rescinded by final rule on July 23rd. The 1979 Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color,...
The attorneys general of Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, California, Delaware, Hawaiʻi, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have issued multistate guidance on protecting against discrimination by upholding state and...
The 74 (OPINION) As a parent of children with learning disabilities, a researcher studying family-school partnerships, and a board member of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to families describe their experiences...
The Hechinger Report The meeting with staff members of Cincinnati Christian Schools began with a prayer. Then they told Mike Grimmer and Linda Kelly that their granddaughter could no longer attend the private school. Annabelle Kelly had enrolled there three months...
WRDR Georgia school districts are spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on legal battles to fight parents of disabled children over special education evaluations. District records, uncovered by Atlanta News First Investigates, reveal proceedings have more...
CBS New York New York City public schools will open their doors to students Thursday to begin a new academic year, but thousands of students with special needs and their families are questioning how they're going to get there. According to the organization Advocates...
KERA News Texas is trying to do a better job of including young children with disabilities in classrooms alongside their peers. Federal law already requires schools to educate children with disabilities alongside children without disabilities whenever appropriate. But...
The Federal School Discipline and Climate Coalition (FedSDC) issued a press advisory condemning the Department of Education’s August 18 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that encourages States and school districts to replace proven effective practices with those that...
NPR Kelly Rogers told employees Wednesday that she is resigning from her post overseeing special education at the U.S. Education Department as the agency is in the midst of upheaval and downsizing. Rogers, who has been overseeing the Office of Special Education and...