At a recent hearing hosted by the Texas Education Agency, school administrators from across the state testified that they expect they will need to receive more funding in order to […]
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Reprinted from the Texas Education Agency. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has posted a comprehensive draft strategic plan for special education. The plan, which includes components of a corrective action
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Two weeks ago, the Texas Education Agency came under scrutiny after firing its new Special Education Director, Laurie Kash. Now, the TEA is facing attacks by special education advocacy groups
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This week, the US Supreme Court elected to not review several pending cases involving issues of special education, teacher behavior, violent speech, and more, according to an article by Education
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Following a series of articles by the Houston Chronicle, which alleged that school districts in Texas were denying eligible students access to special education services, the Houston Independent School district
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Reyes v. Manor Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 16-50542, 2017 WL 908221 (5th Cir. Mar. 7, 2017). The mother of E.M. brought this suit alleging that the Manor Independent School District
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The Department of Education says that it does. In a Dear Colleague Letter issued in January, the Department said it still receives inquiries on whether the least restrictive environment (LRE)
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