In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education has released proposed amendments to the regulations for Title IX for public comment. US DOE also released a fact sheet on the draft rules as…
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) has announced several efforts to support students with mental health challenges.
On Monday, May 23, USDOE is hosting a half-day virtual summit on supporting the needs of students with mental health needs and students with disabilities as they emerge from the pandemic. The summit, “Recovering to Thriving: Supporting Mental Health and…
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On Jan. 20, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Preventing and Combating…
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled last week that the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) unreasonably delayed implementing IDEA regulations related to racial, ethnic and gender disproportionality. The lawsuit was filed by the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) in July 2018 after DOE postponed the regulation compliance date…
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On Nov. 20, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) …
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In June, a bipartisan assembly of 103 members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide “guidance and clarity with regard to website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA…
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Earlier this week, the U. S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the most recent biennial Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). The data included in the 2015-16 CRDC was self-reported by more than 17,300 public school districts and almost 96,400 public schools and educational programs.
The…