by Common Ground | Feb 28, 2013 | Capitols
The Obama administration has issued a groundbreaking directive requiring school districts to provide equal extracurricular athletic opportunities for students with disabilities, in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In a letter to schools in late...
by Common Ground | Feb 28, 2013 | Capitols
In January, advocates urged the New Jersey State Board of Education (SBOE) to change recently adopted procedures for public input. The effort comes as the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is proposing regulatory changes in many areas, including special...
by Common Ground | Nov 13, 2012 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education has announced new steps to help close the achievement gap for students with disabilities by moving away from a one-size-fits-all, compliance-focused approach to a more balanced system that looks at how well students are being educated,...
by Common Ground | Nov 13, 2012 | Capitols
A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that charter schools nation wide enroll a lower percentage of students with disabilities than traditional public schools. In school year 2009-2010, the most recent year for which data are available,...
by Common Ground | Nov 13, 2012 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education has reaffirmed the need for school districts to consider ‘least restrictive environment’ when determining work placements for students with disabilities during the transition years. In a letter issued in response to an...
by Common Ground | Sep 25, 2012 | Capitols
“The measure requires that a provider of clinical nursing services to a medically-fragile student in a school setting meet the certification standards established by the Department of Human Services for Medicaid and New Jersey FamilyCare program for clinical...