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Recent Articles
Are Schools Required To Conduct Their Own Evaluations After Independent Educational Evaluations Are Conducted?
“No,” is the answer from Rory Duffield and Lourrie Duddridge, two senior specialists with Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), one of the largest school districts in the United States.
Fairfax County Public Schools Leadership Team Annual Employment Contracts
The contracts provided to her today include information that should be publicly available as it details the terms of contracts for FCPS Superintendent Scott Brabrand and numerous other “leadership team” members who are responsible for the education of Fairfax County’s students and the running of its school system.
U.S. Dept. of Ed. Announces Initiative to Stop Practice of Paying Less than Minimum Wage to Individuals who have Disabilities
According to a press release distributed by USDOE, the initiative “is the largest discretionary grant administered by RSA, with $167 million available to State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies and their partners . . .”
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.
Former VDOE Superintendent James Lane Heads to Washington; How Will U.S. Dept. of Education Defend Hiring the Official Who Reigned Over Years of VDOE Failures?
How will USDOE defend hiring the senior official who reigned over so many years of failure?
Office of Civil Rights Opens Investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools; Retaliation
January 27, 2022, OCR issued a letter announcing the opening of the investigation.
Retaliatory actions are the focus of the complaint.