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By the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2020)—The U.S. Department of Education submitted its 2019 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) annual report to Congress last week. The 41st Annual Report to Congress focuses on children and student with disabilities…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 9, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Education released a webinar to address the use of restraint and seclusion in the K-12 public schools. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced an initiative Jan. 17, 2019 to examine the possible inappropriate use of restraint…
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 29, 2019) – The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services released a frequently asked questions document for its formula grant recipients today. “This document is non-binding and does not create or impose new legal…
WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 2, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Education released two letters responding to requests for guidance and a question-and-answer document related to transition in September. The documents address evaluation/reevaluation, individualized education programs of children placed in certain preschool programs, and transition and…
By the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services WASHINGTON (July 9, 2019) — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services released its 2019 state determinations on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of Part B and…
WASHINGTON, DC (May 31, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Education released four letters responding to requests for guidance throughout May. The letters address independent education evaluation, due process hearings, evaluation/reevaluation and prior written notice. Letter on a parent’s right to an independent education evaluation…
WASHINGTON, DC (May 24, 2019) –The U.S. Department of Education released the following statement about significant disproportionality May 22: “On May 6, 2019, the Department of Justice filed a Notice of Appeal in COPAA v. DeVos. The filing of this Notice of Appeal does not stay…
WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Education released the following statement about significant disproportionality May 20: “Pursuant to the plain language of the December 19, 2016 Equity in IDEA regulation on significant disproportionality, and in conjunction with the March 7, 2019…
WASHINGTON, DC (April 4, 2019) From the Department of Education: “We want to make you aware of the March 7, 2019 judicial decision in COPAA v. DeVos that vacated the 2018 regulation delaying implementation of the December 19, 2016 Equity in IDEA regulation on significant…
WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 13, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Education released four letters responding to requests for guidance Jan. 29. The letters address students with disabilities in correctional facilities, discipline procedures, children with disabilities place in private schools by their parents, and response to…
By the U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON (Jan. 17, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today that the U.S. Department of Education will launch an initiative to address the possible inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion in our nation’s schools. The Office for…
By the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services WASHINGTON (Dec. 20, 2018) —The U.S. Department of Education published its 2018 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) annual report to Congress this week. The 40th Annual Report to Congress focuses on children and student with…