The Investigation Will Focus on Disability Discrimination & Comes on the Heels of a Class Action Lawsuit Moving Forward Against District of Columbia's Office of the State Superintendent for Education

Many Parents Understandably Wonder: If Changes are Discussed and Proposed During IEP Meetings, Why Does the "Prior" Written Notice Come After?

Special Education Action made the difficult but necessary decision to transition from a free to a paid subscription model

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates has a great suggestion for understanding difficult texts, which can be used to help students who struggle with Dyslexia, reading comprehension, advocacy, anxiety, & more.

A high school student graduated with a 3.4 GPA, even though he couldn't read. He advanced from grade to grade using speech-to-text, ChatGPT, Grammarly, and other AT accommodations.

Words matter, especially when it comes to writing IEPs and 504 Plans.

OCR Announced Directed Investigations into Two of the Largest School Divisions in the United States When Richey was Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Under the Previous Trump Administration

Massachusetts Joins Growing List of States Identified by U.S. Department of Education as Noncompliant with Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act

Six Weeks Into 2025, OCR Has Release Eight Investigation Findings and/or Resolutions. None Address Disability Discrimination.

The United States Department of Education stated that, "State and LEAs have an obligation to ensure that evaluations of children suspected of having a disability are not delayed or denied because of i...

January 16, 2025, Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) found Prince William County Public Schools (PWCPS) at fault for noncompliance with IDEA. The compl ...

January 23, 2025, Virginia Department of Education issued a notice of complaint (NOC) announcing its investigation into Chesterfield County Public Schools f ...

A class-action lawsuit against District of Columbia's Office of the State Superintendent for Education will continue forward. The case was filed by fiv ...

Between January 18 and January 23, 2025, over 900 pages of content were removed from U.S. Department of Education’s site. The content removed focuses on top ...

"Office for Civil Rights’ new report, Protecting Civil Rights:  Highlights of Activities, Office for Civil Rights 2021-25", covers OCR’s enforceme ...

New data indicate inequities in education remain stark nationwide. U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights released data from its 2021-2 ...

October 2023 reports for two evaluations VDOE commissioned to assess special education, correspondence between VDOE's Dr. Lisa Coons and the evaluators ...

Parent: The school keeps saying "No" to everything I request, even though I have data supporting my student's needs for what I'm request ...

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), Virginia, has been a client of law firm Blankingship & Keith for decades. This record includes over 100 pages of i ...

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the new guidance document Civil Rights Protections Against Retaliation.

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided a response to a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request submitted to its office for “all letters issued from OCR to Lisa Coons and/or Jillian Balow between Jan 1, ...

Did your school division violate the privacy of your child? To file a complaint, you have a choice of filing with U.S. Dept. of Ed. SPPO and/or the state.

December 3, 2024, U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) held a webinar focused on using functional behavior assessments (FBA) to help shift from reactive exclusionary discipline to proactive support.

December 4, 2024, two Massachusetts parents filed a lawsuit against literacy experts Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas, and Gay Su Pinnell; Board of Trustees of Teachers College, Columbia University; Heinem...

U.S. Department of Education released a new guidance document to "help schools and early childhood programs better support students’ behavioral needs.& ...