by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Capitols
The New Jersey Department of Education has commissioned a $174,000 study to determine how fairly the state’s new school funding formula supports districts as they meet the needs of certain high cost students. The School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) called for the study...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded two consortia of states grants to develop the next generation of alternate assessments for students with severe cognitive disabilities – considered to represent about 1 percent of all students with disabilities. As part of...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Capitols
New Jersey is among eight states to receive a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to reduce the amount of state financial support provided to local districts for special education in the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Under IDEA, states must maintain the same level...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Capitols
In early spring, bi-partisan legislation was introduced in Congress that would allow parents to recover expert witness fees in due process hearings and litigation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The IDEA Fairness Restoration Act...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Courts
A New Jersey Administrative Law Judge has ordered that a student with disabilities remain in his private school through the course of a placement dispute. The case involves a 10-year-old student with Aspergers syndrome who had been placed by his district in an...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Courts
A New Jersey Administrative Law judge has ruled that a teen with multiple disabilities may not return to his home district to complete high school. The case involves a 16 year-old student with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other conditions who had been...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Courts
A federal District Court has concluded that a New Jersey school district violated IDEA when it determined a student’s placement before the IEP meeting, and without parental input. The case involves a 10 year-old girl with an autism spectrum disorder who had been...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Features, Professionals, Teachers
By: Nathan Levenson Special education costs are rising, as are the number of students with complex needs. In addition, “No Child Left Behind” demands higher levels of student achievement as school budgets are shrinking. While districts push state and federal...
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