special education

ELC Wins Special Ed DOE Ruling

Education Law Center has just issued a press release  that describes a new ruling by Ed. Comm. Chris Cerf regarding…

12 years ago

New NJ Law Intends to Limit Transitions Among Schools for Kids with Disablities

In  local special education news, Gov. Christie signed Senate Bill 1949, which, according to the Assembly Democrats’ press release,  “directs…

12 years ago

New WHYY Post: The Rights of Kids with Disabilities to Participate in School Sports Programs

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks examines the new guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Education's Office on Civil…

12 years ago

Update of NJ DOE’s Proposed Change to Special Education Regs

NJ Spotlight reports on yesterday's State Board of Education meeting at which the DOE proposed a number of changes in…

12 years ago

NJ Special Ed Amendments: We Read it so You Don’t Have to

Today the State Board of Education will consider some proposed amendments to special education regulations as part of its regular…

12 years ago

NJSBA Goes to Washington

Dr. Larry Feinsod, Executive Director of New Jersey School Boards Association, reports that he just returned from Washington, D.C. to…

12 years ago

Quote of the Day

Alicia Grimaldi Brzycki, an advocate for children with disabilities, argues for school choice and the Opportunity Scholarship Act:If, as a…

12 years ago

New Special Ed Task Force Proposed to Study Cost and Program Effectiveness and

NJ Senators Jennifer Beck and Teresa Ruiz are filing a bill that creates a task force to study the state’s…

12 years ago

More Details on Rights of Special Needs Kids to Participate in Athletics and Extra-Curriculars

Here’s the “letter to colleague" from the U.S. DOE's Office of Civil Rights in regards to the new rules that…

12 years ago

Feds: Include Kids with Disabilities on School Athletic Teams

Today the U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights is sending all school districts a 13-page manual that specifies the…

12 years ago