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July 9

Education policy Jul 9 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… Education policy Jul 9 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. Education policy Jul 9 Federal Rule That Flags Racial Bias in Special Ed Faces August Rewrite The federal rule that forces schools to track racial bias in special education identification is scheduled for a rewrite. Specific changes have not been disclosed, but 40 years of research… Education policy Jul 9 Nine States Are Challenging the Federal Rules Behind Your Child 504 Accommodations Nine states are challenging the enforcement regulations behind Section 504, with briefing closing August 6. Here is what the science shows about when 504 plans work, and what every parent…

July 8

Education policy Jul 8 Oklahoma Doubled Recess. The State Ruled It Does Not Count. Science Disagrees. Oklahoma doubled mandatory recess for elementary students. Then the state ruled it does not count as instructional time. The resulting school-day scramble reveals exactly how school systems think about learning,… Education policy Jul 8 More Special Ed Staff Than Ever, Fewer Kids Identified With Learning Differences Schools hired more support staff than ever and identified nearly half a million fewer children with learning differences. An Education Next analysis of federal data reveals a system that grew…

July 5

Education policy Jul 5 Massachusetts Dropped the MCAS Graduation Gate. The Replacement Needs Scrutiny. Massachusetts voters ended the MCAS graduation requirement in 2024. Now the replacement plan proposes end-of-course tests that “meaningfully count toward graduation.” For kids with learning differences, the capstone component offers… Education policy Jul 5 Reading Science Is Reaching Your Child’s Teachers. A Federal Freeze Threatens That. Congress protected federal teacher training funds in February. OMB froze $2 billion anyway. Here is what that means for the reading science finally reaching your child's classroom, and the one…