Special Education TODAY
Bipartisan Group Responds to DOJ Memo Re: Olmstead
Bipartisan Disability Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have introduced H.R. 1586, reaffirming the principles of the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision...
Read more >Government Labor Unions Reach Settlement over Mass Firings
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have reached a settlement with the Administration over mass firings...
Read more >Draft Regulations on Federal Voucher Program Fail to Protect IDEA Rights
On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department issued proposed regulations for the federal education voucher program, which will take effect in 2027. The program allows taxpayers to divert up to $1700 of...
Read more >Partners in the Classroom: Paraeducators in Special Education
Paraeducators are critical members of the instructional team, providing hands-on support that deepens student learning, strengthens classroom communities, and amplifies the impact of special education...
Read more >CEC Urges Department to Preserve the Stability of Grants and Grantmaking
This week, CEC submitted comments on proposed revisions to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), arguing that the proposal would give the Department of Education (ED)...
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