Arkansas lawmakers will start holding budget hearings Tuesday for state agencies in advance of their Feb. 14 fiscal session, with one potential topic being the next steps for the state’s health insurance plans for public school and state employees. “I think this health insurance has gotten a lot of people wondering,” a Joint Budget Committee […]
Staff at the Killeen Independent School District insisted during a recent hearing that they do everything in their power to provide services to a special education student whose mother has filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency. Stephanie Moody claims that in the years her daughter attended KISD, the district failed to recognize […]
A bill signed by Governor Chris Sununu on Thursday gives parents more power in disputes with schools over special education agreements. House Bill 581, signed by Sununu Thursday afternoon, puts the burden of proof on schools in hearings on individualized education programs for children. The change means that when parents request a due process hearing […]
