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Reject ED Closure: Do not threaten the lives of our children. - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. In the past few weeks there has been a flurry of administrative actions, such as Executive Orders (EO), issued without clear authority, guidance or any plan of action.  We are particularly concerned about how our nation’s 8 million children with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the 1.5 million eligible under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 will be protected. Some of these orders and actions directly threaten the safety, health, and education of our children. And, they sow fear throughout the disability community, especially for parents of children with disabilities, who rely on the federal government to safeguard their children. Simply stated, eliminating or weakening the federal government’s obligation to protect students with disabilities from discrimination and or to deprive them of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is cruel, irresponsible and unacceptable.

Reject Closing the Department of Education! We stand firm in our conviction to protect students with disabilities and their families.
Do not threaten the lives of our children.

Full statement www.copaa.org/news/692988/...

Light blue waves picture of presenters with session title Proving Your IDEA Case: Building Expert Evidence for a Due Process Hearing From Getting Evaluations to Preparing Testimony Presenters: Ellen Saideman, Esq. & Michele G. Scavongelli, Esq. COPPA's 27th Annual COPAA Conference

Proving Your IDEA Case: Building Expert Evidence for a Due Process Hearing From Getting Evaluations to Preparing Testimony
Presenters: Ellen Saideman, Esq. & Michele G. Scavongelli, Esq.
Register now - www.copaa.org/page/2025-conference-register

#COPAA2025 #CaliforniaLove #SPEDLaw #SPEDAdvocacy

A red graphic overlayed by a black, high-contrast image of the Capitol building. Over the image white text in bold sans serif font states: "Congress Don't Play Politics with Our Health Care. STOP THE CUTS TO MEDICAID"

Medicaid is a lifeline for people with complex medical needs & disabilities – it covers therapy, medical equipment, and care at home instead of institutions.

Join us: call 202-224-3121 to tell Congress #HandsOffOurMedicaid – don't cut our kids' lifeline to cover GOP tax breaks for the rich!

You know street vendors were out there today making sure our youthful warriors are fed🫡

This images features the spiked line from electro cardiograms and features bold text on a red background. It reads: "Hands off Medicaid."

Congress wants to cut $2.3 trillion from Medicaid, but reckless spending cuts will have serious consequences . Children, seniors in long-term care, and people with disabilities WILL lose access the to care they count on. Stay tuned. #HandsOffOurMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid

Which Reading Strategies to Try, and Which to Ditch Research shows that some popular activities for reading instruction don’t actually result in more fluent readers—so we rounded up the most classroom-worthy ones.

Research suggests: It’s time to let go of some popular reading strategies. 📖 Here are the ones worth sticking with.

#literacy #ITeachEnglish

Who’s afraid of Douglas Fuchs? What happens when groundbreaking research supporting inclusive education meets fierce resistance from within the field itself? The answer reveals a deeper struggle about how we serve learners with dis...

#InclusionTASH

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation posted this lovely infographic last week (January 2025) to show a snapshot the great work the US Department of Education does for children and adults with disabilities.

#InclusionTash
#InclusiveEducation
#SpecialEducation

My company blog for this month, has an upcoming book review for @amandamorin.bsky.social paraeducate.com/index.php/20...

A lot of people are going to be sharing this article without reading the actual review.

The best research cannot tell us what is ethical or just, only what works to achieve it.

So what we need the researchers to do is to study the best way to create classrooms that include AND educate.

New! Standards for Inclusive Schools and International Creativity Month FieldingNotes: Where Accessibility and Creativity Collide

Have you seen the NEW Standards for Inclusive Classrooms from The Nora Project and @jordynbzim.bsky.social? #EduSky

I took time to review them and write my initial thoughts here: fieldingnotes.substack.com/p/new-standa...

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Y’all, this was so good. Very pleased to recommend this to everyone.

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promotional image for MCIE's live webinar, hexagon frames contain headshots of the special guests; text reads: What's Next for IDEA? As the future of the Department of Education remains uncertain, how should educators prepare to chart an inclusive path forward?

Join us on 1/22/25 at 7 PM ET for a free live webinar with special guests Jen Newton (Teaching is Intellectual) and Eric Garcia (The Independent) as we discuss the future of the IDEA in light of possible changes with the Department of Education.

Register: bit.ly/IDEA-future