by Jennifer Childress | May 2, 2022 | Federal Guidance
The U.S. Department of Education issued a guidance document on requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for students placed by their parents in private schools, who are not enrolled in their local educational agency. It updates and...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 25, 2022 | Federal Guidance
The U.S. Department of Education issued a call to action for states, districts, and higher education leaders to tap federal resources and work together to address the nationwide teacher shortage and aid student recovery. The call to action includes directives to...
by Andrea Payne | Feb 8, 2022 | Federal Guidance, Special Education
One of ED311’s most beloved consultants, school attorney Miriam Kurtzig Freedman is celebrating her newest publication Grading, Reporting, Graduating…and the Law, a quick flipbook guide to grades, report cards, and graduation requirements. Readers will learn: How to...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 28, 2021 | Education News, Federal Guidance, Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced today plans to distribute $800 million to help support the needs of students experiencing homelessness under the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief – Homeless Children and Youth...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 7, 2021 | Federal Guidance, Uncategorized
The Centers for Disease Control has changed its recommendations for social distancing in K-12 schools to reflect at least three feet between students, instead of six. Other changes include: Clarification that ventilation is a component of strategies to clean and...
by Jennifer Childress | Dec 2, 2020 | Federal Guidance
This summer the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids an employer from discriminating against an employee because that person is gay or transgender. The decision, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, applies to public school...
