by Common Ground | Nov 5, 2013 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has notified leaders at the New Jersey Department of Education that the state met the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in several...
by Common Ground | Jun 27, 2013 | Capitols
A bi-partisan measure approved by the New Jersey General Assembly would ban a growing practice that has school boards offering “merit pay” bonuses to school superintendents who reduce out of district special education placements. The bill, A-3997, was...
by Common Ground | Feb 28, 2013 | Features
Disability Mandates Include School-Based Mental Health Services By Alvin E. Doyle As a nation, we strive to create educational environments in which students feel safe and can learn, and in which educators have the tools and strategies they need to educate all...
by Common Ground | Feb 28, 2013 | Courts
A federal appeals court has upheld a U.S. Department of Education regulation requiring school districts, under certain circumstances, to reimburse parents for independent educational evaluations (IEE). The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to uphold a...
by Common Ground | Nov 13, 2012 | Teachers
by Fred Gruber One of the main goals of our nation’s system of public education is to give all students the tools they need to succeed in adult life, and this is especially so for students with disabilities. For more than 35 years, The Individuals with Disabilities...
by Common Ground | Nov 12, 2012 | Features
“The increase in higher education aspiration, college enrollment, and degree completion by students with disabilities has been enabled by public policy and social developments of past decades.”More students with disabilities are enrolling in higher...
by Common Ground | Nov 12, 2012 | Courts
A federal court of appeals has ruled that a New Jersey school district is required to provide compensatory education to a student with disabilities, even though the student have moved out of state. Under Federal law, compensatory education is awarded to special...
by Common Ground | Sep 23, 2012 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded an offer it made to school districts last summer that would have allowed them to cut special education spending in exchange for a lesser financial penalty than in the past. The federal “maintenance of effort”...
by Common Ground | Sep 21, 2012 | Parents, Professionals, Q&A, Teachers
An assistive technology (AT) device is used to maintain or improve the functional capabilities of a student with a disability. An assistive technology service assists in the selection, acquisition, or use of an AT device, and incorporates evaluations, modifications,...
by Common Ground | Sep 30, 2011 | Capitols
NJDOE’s OSERS determined that New Jersey “needs assistance” in meeting the requirements of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) This summer, the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) issued a report...
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