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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...
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...
U.S. Education Department to Examine Federal Education Spending in 400 Districts
Content type: News
Posted:
2 January, 2020
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will evaluate how states are spending some of the largest pots of federal money at elementary and high schools across the country.
Critique of the National Evaluation of Response to Intervention: A Case for Simpler Frameworks
Content type: Journal Article
In 2010, the Institute of Education Sciences commissioned a much-needed national evaluation of response to intervention (RTI). The evaluators defined their task very narrowly, asking “Does the use of universal screening, including a cut-point for...
U.S. Department of Education Asks for Public Comment on 2021-2022 Civil Rights Data Collection
Content type: News
Posted:
19 November, 2021
This week, the U.S. Department of Education submitted a request for public comment on the Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-2022 school year.
U.S. Department of Education Completes Seclusion and Restrain Compliance Review of Saco, Maine, Public Schools
Content type: News
Posted:
12 November, 2021
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights resolved a compliance review of Saco, Maine, public schools. The review was part of a 24-district series initiated in January 2019 that revealed significant concerns related to seclusion...
Senate Confirms Catherine Lhamon to Lead Office for Civil Rights
Content type: News
Posted:
28 October, 2021
The U.S. Senate confirmed Catherine Lhamon as Assistant Secretary for the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). In May, President Biden nominated Lhamon for this position, which she held during the Obama Administration. Lhamon has been...
U.S. Department of Education Announces Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-2022 School Year
Content type: News
Posted:
20 August, 2021
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced that they will administer a Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-2022 school year.
GAO Makes Recommendations on Restraint and Seclusion Data Collection
Content type: News
Posted:
8 July, 2021
Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provided an update to the U.S. Department of Education regarding implementation of open recommendations that need to be given high priority, including three related to restraint and seclusion.
Institute of Education Sciences Director Reflects on Upcoming Research
Content type: News
Posted:
23 April, 2021
Last week, IES Director Mark Schneider published a blog detailing the work to be done by the organization in the coming years.