Four Weeks In (and running!) The Legislature completed their fourth week on Friday. Most of the new legislators have grown acclimated and are showing readiness to tackle the multitude of issues before them. The Legislature, by and large, has shown Read More …
Category: Legislative Update
Special Education – the Texas Report
Sept. 21, 2016 It was reported recently that the state of Texas has imposed a cap on the number of special education students who may be identified with a disability. The cap has been set at 8.5% and has been Read More …
2016 Legislative Session
July 25, 2016 At its July meeting the Kansas State Board of Education considered several options related to school funding and there was positive news for those of us in special education. The board recommended a large increase in overall Read More …
House Bill 2534 – ESI Update
March 8, 2016 How are things going with HB 2534 the ESI bill? At the time of this blog post the interested parties making up the ESI Task Force have come to agreement in all areas except one. That one area is Read More …
Kansas Supreme Court
Feb 15, 2016 By now everyone has likely heard the Kansas Supreme Court opinion that was issued last week on Feb. 11th. In that opinion related to the equity portion of the Gannon school finance case the court found that Read More …