Note: The mask mandates have been particularly difficult, and even discriminatory, for people with sensory issues and autism. Some good news from Health Freedom Defense Fund. While airline travel may be seen as a luxury, public transportation is not. Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF) wins federal lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s Travel Mask Mandate. Judge […]
By Wayne Rohde Sarah Perry and GianCarlo Canaparo of the Heritage Foundation reported on January 12, 2022 that our federal government, specifically the Biden administration, has collected religious exemptions filed by federal employees in at least 19 federal agencies. The Department of Transportation, the Department of Justice, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of […]
why annoy The NIMH ignores the IACC report anyway! By Katie Wright I usually read the IACC Autism Research Strategic Report at this time of year. The report highlights the priorities in autism research that the committee believes the NIH should fund. I usually resent the endless over-emphasis on basic research and recommendations for the […]
Missouri has so much money coming so quickly from federal COVID-19 relief laws that it risks losing nearly $ 2 billion to schools. When Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven asked for support for projects to improve teacher retention last week, the members of the federal subcommittee on stimulus spending wanted to know how an important federal […]
To print this article, all you need to do is register or log in to Mondaq.com. The most turbulent time for separated parents is usually the annual overflow over the summer holidays and where the children will be on Christmas Day. If you failed to reach an agreement with the other parent and were hoping […]
The Clark County School District violated federal disability law by failing to provide services that would adequately meet the needs of a student with dyslexia, a federal judge in Nevada ruled last week. In a stinging reprimand, Judge Richard Boulware wrote that the school district failed to address the student’s specific needs and ignored professional […]
South Carolina’s school districts will have access to $ 56 million in federal funding in the coming weeks to support groups of students at risk. The SC Department of Education announced the new pot of federal COVID-19 funding on October 5. The money comes from the American federal bailout law and can be used to […]
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania – Liza Conyers, Professor of Education (Rehabilitation and Human Services), was invited by Harold Phillips, Director of the White House’s Office for National AIDS Policy, to give a brief presentation to senior federal officials on Monday to celebrate her Participation in national strategic planning to end the HIV epidemic. Conyers presented with […]
Education Minister Miguel Cardona says federal funds cannot be blocked on school districts that opt for a mask mandate in states where a governor is pushing against such moves. Politico: States can’t block federal funding for districts that mandate masks, education minister says Public schools that want to introduce rules on mask mandates cannot be […]
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Deputy Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, met with Federal Education Minister Dalmendra Pradan on Monday to discuss the implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the Union territory. Sinha shares the initiatives of the JK government to implement the NEP 2020, strengthens the cooperation […]
(Updated at 2:50 pm) A multi-year legal battle between a family and Arlington Public Schools over the adequacy of their child’s special educational assistance ended this summer with a federal court ruling in favor of APS. While the ways of settling disputes for the family come to a dead end, the decision gives an insight […]
Editor’s note We updated this story on July 7th to include comments from Helen Tager-Flusberg. The US government today announced the latest version of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), the body of academics and lawyers that helps prioritize government-funded autism research and services. The committee plans to hold a virtual public meeting on July […]
