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What Does it Take to Scale up and Sustain Evidence-Based Practices?
Content type: Journal Article
This article discusses the strategic scaling up of evidence-based practices. The authors draw from the scholarly work of fellow special education researchers and from the field of learning sciences. The article defines scaling up as the process by which...
President Trump Releases Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2021
Content type: News
Posted:
11 February, 2020
On Monday, the Trump Administration released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 spending, which would cut the U.S. Department of Education by 8.4 percent and dedicate $5 billion to tax credits for vouchers that could be used toward private...
The 2% Transition
Content type: Journal Article
New regulations require a transition away from the alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS). Students who previously participated in this option will be required to take the regular state assessments aligned with college- and...
Administration Puts Public Education Directly in the Crosshairs
Content type: News
Posted:
11 February, 2020
Last Tuesday during the State of the Union Address, America’s public schools took center stage. As part of the central theme for the evening, which was to “improve the status of every American,” the President said that millions of children were trapped in...
Who Is the Parent?
Content type: Journal Article
Parental participation is a critical feature of IDEA, however the question of “who” is a parent often presents a challenge. With regard to educational decisions, states may include more options under the definition of a parent than those provided in the...
Analysis Shows Federal Share of IDEA Costs Will Decline in FY 2020
Content type: News
Posted:
28 January, 2020
Despite the $400 million increase in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B grants to states provided by Congress for Fiscal Year 2020, a comparison of the cost of educating students with disabilities shows the federal share of the cost...
Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Civil Rights Compliance Center
Content type: News
Posted:
28 January, 2020
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the launch of the OPEN Center within the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which will “focus on proactive compliance with federal civil rights laws and will provide...
Senate Business Halts During Impeachment Trial
Content type: News
Posted:
22 January, 2020
Last Thursday, all Senators were officially sworn in for the impeachment trial of President Trump.
Comparing Validity and Reliability in Special Education Title II and IDEA Data
Content type: Journal Article
Previous researchers have found that special education teacher shortages are pervasive and exacerbated by federal policies regarding “highly qualified” teacher requirements. The authors examined special education teacher personnel data from 2 federal data...
Recent Changes in State Policies and Legislation regarding Restraint or Seclusion
Content type: Journal Article
In this article, we describe and evaluate the extent to which recent changes to state-level policy are related to seclusion and restraint in schools and detail what components of comprehensive restraint and seclusion policy are indicated. We examined state...