Supreme Court Rules Unanimously to Lower the Burden of Proof for Students and Families in Disability Disputes

In a June 12, 2025 opinion in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) undid a decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that required students with disabilities to meet a higher legal standard compared to disability cases outside of…

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Report: Progress Noted in States Reporting of Chronic Absenteeism, But More Needs to Be Done

According to K-12 Dive, a June 3, 2025 report from Attendance Works shows that every state except New Hampshire now publishes chronic absenteeism data on its department of education website, and 43 had published their chronic absenteeism data for 2023-24 as of April. Most states provide chronic absenteeism data by…

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