School Vouchers, Education Savings Accounts, and Tax Incentives: Implications and Considerations for Students with Disabilities

INformation Hub Student participation in voucher programs has more than doubled since 2010. Despite the increasing popularity of school vouchers, education savings accounts (ESA), and tax incentive programs, many parents […]

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May 18, 2022

School Health Records—Privacy and Access

INformation Hub Under federal and state law, school health records are considered educational records. This 2001 document from PACER Center  clarifies how this affects you and your child’s rights to privacy […]

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School Discipline: The Rights of Students with IEPs and 504 Plans

INformation Hub (2019, May) | Available in English and Spanish | Useful to Parent Centers and the families and professionals they serve. Some kids have learning and attention issues that cause […]

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School Discipline Data Indicators: A Guide for Districts and Schools

INformation Hub This guide from the Institute of Education Sciences is designed to supply educators with a means to identify whether racial/ethnic disproportionality in discipline practice exists in their schools […]

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May 17, 2022

School Discipline and Climate Guidance from U.S. Department of Education

INformation Hub The U.S. Department of Education (ED), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), released a school discipline guidance package to help states, districts, and schools  develop […]

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School Climate and Discipline

INformation Hub This page of resources at the U.S. Department of Education is really a suite of resources that connects you with the latest data and thinking on suspension and […]

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Scheduling the IEP Meeting and Notifying Parents

INformation Hub Here are the particulars of what IDEA requires public agencies to do when scheduling any IEP meeting. IDEA’s provisions involve both common sense and courtesy, and are intended to ensure […]

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Revisando el IEP

INformation Hub Esta información en inglés | This information in EnglishInformación precisa y actualizada a partir de 2021 IDEA contiene provisiones para el crecimiento y necesidades variables de los niños. Por […]

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La Salud

INformation Hub In English | En inglés La salud de nuestros niños es algo muy importante. Mantenerse saludable puede ser caro, especialmente si hay preocupaciones dentro de la familia con […]

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SABE Webinars

INformation Hub SABE stands for Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered. Their webinars cover quite a range of topics promoting self-advocacy. You’ll find webinars such as: disability awareness (“look through our eyes”) staying […]

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RTI: Mathematics

INformation Hub IRIS STAR Legacy modules are meant to help train future teachers, administrators, and school personnel. This module describes the Response to Intervention (RTI) framework as applied to mathematics. […]

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Roadmap to Behavioral Health: A Guide to Using Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services

INformation Hub Useful to Parent Centers and other service organizations that work with families. Is meant to be shared! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and SAMHSA released […]

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