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The U.S. Education Department shared guidance promoting best practices and evidence-based approaches to address lost instructional time, which can be supported with American Rescue Plan funds.
Gloucester County School Board will pay $1.3 million in settlement with Gavin Grimm, a transgender man who sued after school officials did not allow him to use the bathroom corresponding to his gender identity.
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights will gather and publish key information about student educational access and school climate factors, such as use of discipline and student experiences of harassment and assault.
Some are pushing back against a recent decision by Florida’s Board of Education to expand the reach of its transfer voucher program to encompass students subjected to mask bullying.
The U.S. Education Department released more than $3 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds to states for children and youths served under IDEA Part B and IDEA Part C.
Black students represented 15.1% of the total student enrollment in SY 2017-18 but accounted for 28.7% of all police referrals and 31.6% of all arrests at school.
Title IX protects students from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Department of Education says
IEP teams should keep in mind that decisions about extended school year services are independent from any enrichment services the district offers to all students.
Here are several attendance-related intervention strategies, which are especially important during periods of remote and hybrid learning.
How districts can be proactive in accounting for students with disabilities in post-pandemic school safety and crisis response plans.
Parents who believe their concerns are heard and their children’s needs are understood are less likely to pursue compensatory education, attorney says.
Having individualized contingency plans in place can help garner trust among parents and ease transitions for students to remote learning.
Congress passed a new relief bill that includes about $3 billion in additional funding to the IDEA, including preschool grants for special education.
Districts must plan to administer statewide assessments this spring, despite obstacles posed by remote learning and other situations related to COVID-19 pandemic responses.
A parent’s request to keep their student in virtual learning should prompt the IEP team to review if the student has been meeting all his IEP goals and objectives.
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