1/21/2025 6:29:49 PM Ransomware Series Part I: School District Cyber Attacks On the Rise By Treesineu McDaniel Namita Brown A ransomware attack involves "threat actors" using malware (i.e., malicious software) to harm school district devices, networks, or...
1/21/2025 5:53:44 PM Outgoing U.S. Education Secretary Calls For Shift Away From Restraints and Seclusion By Howard Fulfrost Outgoing U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has called for an urgent shift away from the reactive practices of restraint and...
1/21/2025 5:52:11 PM Pros and Cons of AI In Special Education By Dee Anna Hassanpour Gretchen M. Shipley AI in special education offers several compelling advantages, notably in the areas of personalization and efficiency. One of the key...
1/9/2025 11:53:05 PM 2024 Title IX Rule Vacated By Jennifer Nix On January 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a Judgment in State of Tennessee, et al., v....
12/24/2024 4:58:38 PM Congress Passes HR 82 to Increase Social Security Benefits for Public Employees By Treesineu McDaniel On December 21, 2024, Congress passed HR 82, Social Security Fairness Act that, in effect, increases Social Security benefits for certain...
12/19/2024 3:12:21 AM Universal Screening and IDEA Implications By David Mishook Following California's Dyslexia Guidelines and increased adoption of research-based reading intervention, California is moving toward...
12/9/2024 9:48:10 PM Parents May Proceed in Lawsuit Regarding Prohibition on Sectarian Non-Public Schools By Jennifer Nix Alicia Arman Brown The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Monday that a lawsuit brought by parents against the CDE regarding non-public school...
12/5/2024 3:00:43 AM USDOE May Require Schools to Report "Informal Removals" of Students with Disabilities By Howard Fulfrost This Disability Scoop article discusses the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to include informal removals in the upcoming civil...
11/14/2024 3:59:15 PM Positive Impacts of Newcomer English Learner Students By Kathleen Anderson A recent RAND study concluded that influxes of new English Learner (EL) students in schools result in “sizable academic gains” of...
11/7/2024 11:49:43 PM Iowa's Largest School District Tackles Declining Enrollment By Peter K. Fagen Lauren Rubio Brandon Lallande The Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) District has created a committee to address the ongoing challenge of declining enrollment. Aptly...
10/23/2024 9:29:44 PM If Passed, Proposition 2 Will Fix Neglected School Buildings in California By Daniel Zerga A statewide bond measure is on the ballot this November. If passed, Proposition 2 would authorize $10 billion in general obligation bonds...
10/15/2024 10:05:23 PM California Limits Cell Phone Usage In School By Sheryl Bailey California recently made headlines as it becomes the fifth state in the U.S. to pass legislation aimed at reducing cell phone...
9/30/2024 1:10:11 AM Pass or Fail: How Newsom is Shaping the Regulation of AI in California By Treesineu McDaniel In response to the rapid evolution of AI technology and the challenges to integration and safety, Governor Newsom has signed a number of...
9/12/2024 9:16:06 PM Know the Difference Between Truancy and Absenteeism By Dee Anna Hassanpour Chronic absenteeism and chronic truancy are often used interchangeably, but they represent distinct issues in education that require...