Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and John Cornyn (R-TX) recently reintroduced the Partnering Aspiring Teachers with High-Need Schools to Tutor Act alongside co-sponsors Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Chris Murphy (D-CT). The bill would provide $500 million in grants for teacher preparation programs to collaborate with K-12 schools, other higher education institutions,…
On July 27, 2023, the Senate Appropriations Committee, in a 26-2 vote, agreed to a bipartisan FY2024 bill that provides the US Department of Education (USDE) with a $175 million increase for Title I-A grants and a $175 million increase for pre-K-12 special education state grants under the Individuals with…
According to results from the National Health Interview Survey released on July 20, 2023 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in five children in families with incomes up to double the federal poverty level had experienced at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE) in 2021. In…
OSEP Releases a DCL and Revised Guidance on Sp Ed Noncompliance On July 24, 2023 Valerie Williams, Director of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) disseminated updated policy guidance and a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) which are aimed at helping states with timely identification and correction of a school district’s noncompliance with…
NAPSA to Hold 57th Annual Conference in Cleveland Register Now! The National Association of Pupil Services Administrators (NAPSA) will hold its 57th Annual Conference at the Drury Plaza Hotel Cleveland Downtown on October 15-18, 2023. The conference promises to provide the best in Pupil Services professional development. In fact, NAPSA…
Title I funding for schools educating students from low-income families would face a severe 80% cut under a proposal for fiscal year 2024 by the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee. On July 13, 2023, Republicans on the committee said in a statement that the decrease is justified because of unspent federal…
During the week of July 10th, special education professionals visited congressional offices in Washington, D.C. to advocate for more funding to support services for students with disabilities, address special educator shortages, and build positive school climates. The visits to Capitol Hill were part of the annual Special Education Legislative Summit…
Wisconsin’s Rhinelander School District violated a nonbinary student’s Title IX rights when it didn’t properly address sex and gender-based harassment from other students and when multiple teachers used incorrect pronouns for the student, the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found in a July 6th case…
What is the greatest benefit of being a NAPSA member? Becoming aware and familiar with policies, practices and resources to share with schools to assist students to become productive citizens.
Young children, on average, are receiving early intervention services at a younger age than when they receive a formal autism diagnosis, indicating the nation may be doing a better job at providing early supports than diagnoses, according to an inaugural annual report by Autism Speaks, an advocacy organization. In the…
