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TX: HISD will continue special education overhaul. Experts say its plan conflicts with state orders.
Yahoo News Before Houston ISD can consolidate its special education services, it has to review thousands of students' individualized education programs and meet with their families. That's the explicit order from the Texas Education Agency, which investigated the...
This Week: House Committee Will Mark-Up Bills to Codify Transfer of Programs from Department of Education
After last week’s introduction of a package of 10 bills that transfer key education programs currently under Interagency Agreements (IAAs) to their partner agencies, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) has scheduled a committee...
ED Briefing Focuses on Pending Role of HHS and IDEA
Last week, the Office for Special Education Programs (OSERS) at the U.S. Department of Education conducted a public briefing led by OSERS Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly Rogers to discuss an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services...
Lawsuit Challenges Decision to Withhold Millions in Education Research Funding, Including for Special Education
On June 30, Protect Democracy and Jacobson Lawyers Group filed suit on behalf of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and other stakeholders challenging actions by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OMB...
Disability groups left concerned, confused after Ed. Dept. briefing
NPR In a call with disability rights advocates Thursday, officials from the U.S. Department of Education tried to ease concerns about plans to move the agency's special education offices to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The effort seemed to fail....
Education Department scaled back special education monitoring, report shows
Chalkbeat Federal teams charged with making sure states are doing right by students with disabilities appear to have visited fewer than half of the states originally scheduled for review in 2025 and 2026. That information comes from U.S. Department of Education...
Most states fail to meet IDEA requirements, feds say
Disability Scoop Over half of states are not living up to their obligations under federal special education law, with many receiving a failing grade from the U.S. Department of Education multiple years in a row. Just 20 states earned a “meets requirements” designation...
Former Republican special ed chiefs warn against shifting oversight to HHS (OPINION)
The 74 Most families want the same thing: children who feel safe, welcome, challenged and supported at school, and teachers who have the tools to help them succeed. Education must be focused on what truly matters: our children, the families who support them and the...
FL: In Florida, swim lessons for kids with autism aim to curb deaths
NPR Mackenzie Wesley sports a big grin and bright blue Lilo & Stitch swim gear as she runs into her weekly swim lessons. It's fitting, because the 5-year-old has something in common with movie character Lilo: She adores water. "Whether it's the pool or beach, she...
COPAA State Monitoring Report Finds States Lack Capacity to Police IDEA Compliance
On Tuesday, July 7, COPAA released States Are Failing to Meet Their Obligations to Students Under IDEA: An Analysis of State Monitoring Reports by the U.S. Department of Education, which examines recent State monitoring reports released by the U.S. Department of...
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