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Implementation of Endrew F. Case: What Should Teams Be Thinking About?
In one of the most significant special education decisions issued since the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilit...
Learn MoreU.S. Department of Education Assesses Implications of High Court’s Decision
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a Questions and Answers on the U.S. Supreme Court’s March decision in...
Learn MoreMore Federal School Guidance Documents Come off the Ledger
The federal government has wiped away a host of special education guidance documents created over the past 30 years that it d...
Learn MorePennsylvania School Funding Question Given Another Chance
The tricky issue of how the state funds its public schools has new life after a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision late last...
Learn MoreFair Share Fees on the Docket at the Supreme Court – Again
The Supreme Court of the United States has again elected to weigh-in on the permissibility of public-sector employee unions c...
Learn MoreTitle IX Directives to Schools for Handling of Sexual Misconduct Claims Rescinded
The U.S. Department of Education issued interim guidance addressing how the Office of Civil Rights will assess Title IX compl...
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Supreme Court Ruling Could Contradict Pa. Law
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could mean states now will have to allow public funds to be funneled to religious instit...
Learn MoreFederal Education Secretary Announces Plans to Revamp Title IX Directives
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced plans to “revoke or rescind” current guidance addressing enforcement ...
Learn MoreUpdated Guidance for Teaching English Learners in Pennsylvania
New state guidance released this month more clearly fleshes out a school’s responsibility toward its English learners and t...
Learn MoreTask Force Finds More Than 150 Antiquated Federal Regulations – And Counting
A federal task force already has identified more than 150 education regulations that could be changed or repealed – and it...
Learn MoreOCR, DOJ Heads Clarify Plans to “Reorient” Approach
With all of the issues the Trump administration is attending to as the nation’s transition continues, smaller — but s...
Learn MoreOffice of Civil Rights Field Instructions Signal Shift in Approach
It was revealed last week that Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Candice E. Jackson,...
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