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Special Education Blog

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the foundation of special education in America, isn’t being dismantled by Congress or overturned by a court. It’s being quietly weakened by funding cuts and widespread layoffs within the very agency designed to protect it. For decades, special education has remained one of the few areas of government guided by shared commitment rather than partisanship. Every administration since 1975 has at least preserved the infrastructure n

Learn how the federal government shutdown affects special education. Understand which IEP services continue, where risks may appear, and what parents can do to protect their child’s rights.

I remember staring at yet another school survey in my email inbox last year, my finger hovering over the delete button. Between making...