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Recent Articles
State Complaint Filed Against VDOE; VDOE Finds Itself in Noncompliance
Although the noncompliance isn’t earthshattering in nature, the finding is significant for a few reasons.
Reading Gap Widens in Virginia; Governor Youngkin Admits “Reading is Really Not Picking Up”; No Plan for Struggling Older Students
NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr said, “Overall, student achievement has not returned to pre-pandemic performance . . . Where there are signs of recovery, they are mostly in math and largely driven by higher-performing students. Lower-performing students are struggling, especially in reading.” Governor Glenn Youngkin and Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons confirmed this to be the case for Virginia, too.
Nation’s Report Card Released; Student Decline Can No Longer Be Blamed on COVID
Data released today by National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) supports that the decline in reading and math that started pre-COVID was compounded by the pandemic, and then continued downward despite the millions of dollars funneled to schools nationwide to address COVID-era learning loss. The data collected by NCES was included in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Office for Civil Rights Releases Report Describing OCR’s Enforcement Record During Biden-Harris Administration
Failing Grades Are Not A Prerequisite For Special Education Evaluations
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states that child find must include “Children who are suspected of being a child with a disability under §300.8 and in need of special education, even though they are advancing from grade to grade”. (Emphasis added. See 34 CFR 300.111(c)(1).)
