Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 28. March 2013 01:59
On March 26, 2013, two days before the scheduled beginning date of sequestration, President Obama signed into law a new continuing resolution (H.R. 933), as approved by Congress on March 21st that will fund federal government programs through the end of the current federal fiscal year [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 28. March 2013 01:54
In a March 25th online article, Education Week reported that the continuing resolution (H.R. 933), as recently passed by Congress and signed by President Obama, includes a provision affecting the maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. March 2013 22:46
Sue Gamm, a PCG Senior Consultant, prepared a PowerPoint presentation for administrators of special education programs titled Are You ADA/504 OCR Ready? In the presentation, Sue discusses the impact of the 2008 amendments to the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the provision of school-based services for students with disabilities. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 13. February 2013 01:22
On February 12, 2013 the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) hosted a conference call with selected individuals to announce the finalization of its proposed rule to amend the frequency requirement for obtaining parental consent to bill Medicaid. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 6. February 2013 01:59
In a January 25, 2013 “Dear Colleague” letter, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) provided guidance to assist schools in ensuring that students with disabilities have equal opportunities to participate in school athletics. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 18. January 2013 01:36
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) requests public comments on its draft policies on reading access accommodations and calculator accommodations for the assessment of students with disabilities. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 5. December 2012 00:37
On December 1, 2012, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) approved a major revision of its mental health diagnoses manual that would, among other things, impact of future use of the terms “Asperger’s disorder” and “dyslexia” in diagnosing mental disorders in children [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 26. October 2012 21:53
On October 15, 2012 the American Academy of Pediatrics published online the results of a study conducted by Johns Hopkins researchers on the Effects of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Child Behavior Problems. [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 19. October 2012 01:56
The NCLB waivers allow the recipients to avoid several NCLB provisions, including the requirement that all students must be proficient in reading and math by 2014. The waivers are granted by ED in exchange for state-developed education reform plans, including the [More]
Author: Patsy Crawford | Posted: 16. October 2012 19:28
article reports that the child count of special education students declined in 2011 for the seventh consecutive year. According to the Data Accountability Center, in 2004 over six million students received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); fewer than 5.7 million received IDEA services in 2011. [More]
