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NH: New Hampshire’s new special education aid formula, explained
New Hampshire Bulletin New Hampshire schools could eventually receive millions of dollars more in state aid for costly special education services, under a new state law. But for districts, the assistance comes with a catch: a mountain of new paperwork. House Bill...
NC: Feds say NC special education still needs improvement. What they say still isn’t working
WRAL.com Special education services still aren't adequate in North Carolina’s public schools, according to a new federal report. The report, conducted earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Education and noticed in June, is the latest to label state’s...
PA: Public education investments passed by the General Assembly
PoliticsPA The PA House and Senate have passed legislation (H.B. 1505), sponsored by state Rep. Liz Hanbidge (D-Montgomery), that implements key education investments included in the 2026-27 state budget while strengthening access to early childhood...
TX: TEA orders HISD to review special education overhaul after violations found
Yahoo News A Texas Education Agency investigation found Houston ISD violated federal requirements for students with disabilities, forcing the district to review thousands of students' individualized education plans before it overhauls special education. The district's...
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...
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