February 11, 2022 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott has appointed April Estrada, Ed.D. and Barbie Ezell and reappointed Amy Litzinger, Susan Nichols, Ph.D., Agatha Thibideaux, and Jo Ann Garza Wofford and to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The committee provides policy […]
February 11, 2022 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott has appointed April Estrada, Ed.D. and Barbie Ezell and reappointed Amy Litzinger, Susan Nichols, Ph.D., Agatha Thibideaux, and Jo Ann Garza Wofford and to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The committee provides policy […]
At a time of fluctuating COVID rates, school staff shortages and delays in the state’s promised distribution of masks and tests in schools, CEA leaders this morning visited Blackham School in Bridgeport with Governor Ned Lamont to discuss the ongoing realities of the pandemic classroom and what speaking needs to happen so schools can stay […]
November 19, 2021 | Austin, Texas | meeting Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest to serve on the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding for a term at the Governor’s discretion. The Commission examines, discusses and addresses specific policy issues and makes recommendations to address issues related to funding for special schools. […]
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker passed the following education laws in 2021. SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – 2021 was a landmark year for educational standards across Illinois, from investments in higher education to curriculum changes. Many of the changes will take effect in the coming school years. Standards for “culturally appealing teaching” The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules […]
With the first wave of the 1990s autism epidemic stretching into adulthood, we can expect chaos rather than worry. We have survived decades of complete misunderstanding about autism. Autism Speaks took over Cure Autism Now, and the focus and dollars went to mind and genetics tests. Neurodiversity groups like ASAN focused on AS IS acceptance […]
CHARLESTON – Three mothers are suing Cabell County and West Virginia education directors and Governor Jim Justice for failing to set minimum safety requirements for COVID-19 in public schools. “The state has now essentially delegated all COVID-related decision-making to the county school authorities without providing required metrics or minimum planning standards for these lay decision-makers, […]
Press releases 02/08/2021 Governor Lamont announces more than $ 16 million in funding to support local special education efforts to recover from COVID-19 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Acting Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker visited Higganum Regional School District 17 today to highlight more than $ 16 million in Elementary and Secondary Education […]
By MD Kittle MADISON – There’s a small charter school in the Northwoods of Wisconsin that parents, students, and community members describe as miraculous. Lakeland Star in Minocqua has changed the lives of the children on the autism spectrum it serves. Governor Tony Evers doesn’t care. “The Education Governor,” as Evers likes to bill himself, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the teaching needs of students and their parents to ensure quality learning. These disruptions, which have created both challenge and innovation, will fundamentally transform our country’s K-12 schools, and the work ahead requires resilience and innovation to ensure that all students are prepared for future success. The closure resulted […]
By Anne Dachel The Minnesota doctor, Dr. Scott Jensen, is a Republican candidate for governorship who wishes to end distributing the COVID vaccine to teenagers. As expected, Dr. Jensen came under fire for daring to question the official narrative that we all need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. May 28, 2021, WEAU TV, Eau […]
Governor John Bel Edwards has signed a bill that will reorganize the special education district that includes the Louisiana School for the Deaf and the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired in Baton Rouge. The measure, House Bill 253, cleared the Senate 37-0 and the House 100-0. It was sponsored by Rep. Scott McKnight, R-Baton […]
