Special Education TODAY

On Thursday night, President-elect Joe Biden released the details of a $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Paramount to the plan is a commitment to reopen schools quickly and safely, “so kids and educators can get back in class and parents can go back to work.” Read more >

This week, Dr. Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Education, conducted a virtual roundtable with members of the disability right community to learn about priorities for students with disabilities. Read more >

Late last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced the immediate availability of $54.3 billion in new funding to states and districts to support reopening K-12 schools, facilitate continuity of learning, and measure and address the learning loss brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more >

This week, the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights published its annual report for fiscal year 2020. Read more >

On Thursday night, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation to President Donald Trump, effective as of today. Read more >