U.S. Department of Education Differentiated Monitoring and Support Letters, Reports, and Findings
U.S. Dept. of Education Finds Virginia at Fault for Continued Noncompliance
February 8, 2022, USDOE sent VDOE its response to VDOE’s corrective action information.
Special Education Action obtained the February 8, 2022, letter yesterday in response to a FOIA request submitted to VDOE.
Texas and Virginia: Too Big to Fail
Texas is toward the top of the list of U.S. states when it comes to federal, state, and local revenue, but Virginia has Fairfax County, a school district with one of the largest budgets and per pupil spending in the United States.
And yet . . . They’ve both failed.
In the case of Texas, the United States Department of Education’s (USDOE) Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) just announced that USDOE will be reducing funds provided to Texas and putting specific conditions in place.
Will OSEP follow with Virginia?
U.S. Dept. of Ed Investigates Virginia Dept. of Ed
Problems identified by OSEP relate to complaints and due process, mediation, independent education evaluations, and overall monitoring failures.
It is curious that just two days later, OSEP released its “2020 Determination Letters on State Implementation of IDEA”, which lists Virginia as “Meets Requirements”.
How is it possible for VDOE to receive this rating?