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Dear Colleagues: In this week’s Washington Update we bring you updates on key legislative actions and initiatives impacting education and mental health support in schools. From significant bills addressing student loans to funding agreements for government...

On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced their bill to fund Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, making good on their promise to produce a bipartisan bill. The bill...

This week, the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSEP) released assessments of states’ implementation of Parts B and C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for 2022. The determinations...

Last week, IES Director Mark Schneider published a blog detailing the work to be done by the organization in the coming years.

IDEA Money Watch has published estimates for total Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 allocations following last week’s passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, which included roughly $3 billion in additional funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...

The January 5 runoff elections in Georgia have resulted in victories for Democratic Senators-Elect Raphael Warnock and John Ossoff, who beat incumbent Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue to “flip” the Senate.

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has announced over $35 million in funding for 138 awards, including one national technical assistance center, aimed at supporting the preparation, ongoing professional learning, and leadership development of...

On Wednesday, President Biden unveiled the American Jobs Plan, which includes billions of dollars for repairs to schools and community colleges, as well as money for workforce training programs.

Thank you to everyone who attended our virtual Annual State Conference last month. Here is the list of winners from the online game. A HUGE thank you to our exhibitors for suppling prizes and supporting our special education community. Rethink 8 x $25...

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), along with more than 20 Senators and over 60 House Members introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act this week, seeking to rectify nearly 50 years of underfunding of the Individuals...