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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...
Office for Civil Rights Submits Annual Report to Congress
Content type: SET Blog
Posted:
5 August, 2020
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019, which details OCR’s work regarding processing student complaints, closing investigations, and documenting the measures taken to ensure schools protect student’s civil rights...
GAO Report on School Building Accessibility
Content type: SET Blog
Posted:
5 August, 2020
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released School Districts Need Better Information to Help Improve Access for People with Disabilities , a report requested by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) that focuses on the...
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.