April 24, 2019
(District of Columbia) Last month, the Trump administration sparked controversy by proposing to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, now Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to begin an overhaul of the nation’s primary law governing the education of students with disabilities.
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January 17, 2019
(Ga.) A Georgia legislative committee tasked with studying how to better serve students identified with dyslexia have proposed more comprehensive screening measures to ensure early detection.
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January 08, 2019
(Kan.) A recent state audit of special education spending in Kansas schools found that, between 2012 and 2017, districts received less than the amount required by law to cover special education costs–which officials say has led schools to rely on teachers working out of assignment.
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October 09, 2018
(Va.) Officials in one of Virginia’s largest school districts are looking to revise a number of policies and practices related to special education in the wake of a report raising racial inequality issues.
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October 04, 2018
(Calif.) Beginning next year, teachers and district personnel assigned to serve students with disabilities will be restricted in the use of physical or mechanical restraint and seclusion, under legislation signed by the governor earlier this week.
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May 09, 2018
(Calif.) The governor’s plan to provide $100 million in one-time money to support the preparation and retention of special education teachers probably won’t solve California’s long-standing shortages, a representative of the non-partisan Legislative Analyst said Tuesday.
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