Special Education TODAY
Appropriators Decry Dramatic Reduction in Department of Education Grants
On Tuesday, Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin (D-WA) wrote to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ask the...
Read more >OCR Releases A First Look: The Civil Rights Data Collection 2023-24
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released the 2023-24 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), a mandatory survey of public school districts and schools in all 50...
Read more >American Enterprise Institute Report Recommends Increasing Special Education Funding through School Choice
In a new report, A Grand Bargain to Reform the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Shifting from Due Process to Education Choice, author Dan Lips calls for a bipartisan reauthorization of the...
Read more >Special Education Buying Power Shrinking as States Struggle to Keep Up
In a Tuesday Substack, special education advocate Krista Kaput analyzed special education enrollment and funding, examining state-level trends from FY2016 to FY2024. Her analysis highlights a growing...
Read more >Supporting Families of Autistic Children: A Practical Guide for Educators
How can educators better support the families of autistic children? A new resource, Navigating the Spectrum: An Educator’s Guide to Supporting Families of Children with Autism, by Juliet E. Hart...
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