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July 13
Education policy School Mental Health Funding Fight Sidesteps the Kids Likeliest to Need It Fifteen states are fighting to restore a billion dollars in school mental health funding. The research says that is worth protecting — and that kids with unidentified learning differences face…
July 12
Education policy School Fraud Took $225 Million From the Kids Who Needed It Most Watchdogs found $225 million in alleged K-12 fraud across 90 cases over six years. The research on education spending shows those dollars lift disadvantaged and struggling learners most. That is… Education policy NC Schools Miss Federal Special Ed Evaluation Deadlines for One in Four Students NC schools completed special ed evaluations on time for just 74% of referred students last year — Wake County hit 42.5%. Federal law requires 100%. If your child has an… Education policy Four-Day School Weeks Are Spreading, and Struggling Readers Pay the Price Indiana’s new law puts real guardrails on four-day school weeks. Buried in the fine print is an admission the research has been making for years: struggling readers bear the highest…
July 11
Your Child’s IEP Enforcement Is Moving Out of the Education Department Education policy Your Child’s IEP Enforcement Is Moving Out of the Education Department The federal office that monitored IDEA compliance moved out of the Education Department in June. A 10-bill House package would lock that transfer in permanently. For families with IEPs, what…
July 10
Texas Vouchers Promised Kids With Disabilities $30,000. Almost None Got It. Education policy Texas Vouchers Promised Kids With Disabilities $30,000. Almost None Got It. Texas Education Freedom Accounts promised disability families up to $30,000 in private school funding. Of 43,090 applicants, 20 got near the maximum. The deeper issue is what every family surrenders… Education policy Five States Loosened Education Accountability. Struggling Readers Pay the Price. Arkansas is the fifth state to receive a federal education flexibility waiver, and the assessment accountability requirements being simplified were the same ones forcing schools to find struggling readers early.… Education policy Colorado School Removed Her Disability Support Because Her Scores Improved A Colorado school district ended a fifth grader’s 504 plan because her test scores improved, while those scores came from the accommodations in place. The lawsuit reveals a legal trap…
July 9
Four Major Accreditors Agree on Special Ed Standards. Voluntary Still Means Optional. Education policy Four Major Accreditors Agree on Special Ed Standards. Voluntary Still Means Optional. Four major accrediting agencies now share a framework for special education quality. The framework is genuine progress. It is also voluntary, and “evidence-based instruction” appeared in accreditation standards for decades… California Got Dyslexia Screening Right Then Got the Budget Trade-Off Wrong Education policy California Got Dyslexia Screening Right Then Got the Budget Trade-Off Wrong California redirected $5 million from school library databases to fund dyslexia screening. The science on early identification is solid. The equity fallout for lower-income schools is not.