In a letter to schools, districts and states, the Education Department notes that special education law requires that blind and visually impaired students should be taught Braille unless an IEP team deems such instruction inappropriate. Read Full Post >
The district must comply with a consent decree to reduce, by 33 percent, the number of students enrolled in Read Full Post >
The Hawaii school system violated federal law by proceeding with an IEP meeting when a parent could not attend, a federal appeals court rules. Read Full Post >
Two separate grant applications will provide money to help parent centers and to assist states in IDEA data collection. Read Full Post >
The U.S. Supreme Court declined an appeal from parents who say a school district violated special education law by excluding them from the decision over where their son would attend school. Read Full Post >
The state is considering doing away with rules that limit the number of students in special education that can be in a general education classroom. Read Full Post >
U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., says the federal government has not come close to meeting the 40 percent of special education spending that it is authorized to pay for. Read Full Post >
A federal district court judge rejects several civil rights claims challenging the plan to close 15 District of Columbia schools. Read Full Post >
A new reporting system is expected to focus more on educational outcomes as opposed to procedural compliance. Read Full Post >
A federal appeals court ruled the the U.S. Department of Education owed the state a hearing before levying a penalty that resulted in the loss of $36 million in federal special education dollars. Read Full Post >
