What Does Federal Law Say about Vouchers and Students With Disabilities – AcceliBEAT Weekly Round Up
June 9, 2017
This week brought positive news for autism identification, with one study that sheds light on possible environmental factors linked to autism and new brain scan technology shown to accurately predict autism as early as infancy. In other news, with so much talk about vouchers and school choice circling the education world, we bring you a story that breaks down what federal law says about vouchers and students with disabilities. Finally, we’d like to send a special shout out to all those who rallied against the Medicaid cuts proposed in the American Health Care Act this past Tuesday – thanks for standing up for all the students who depend on Medicaid to receive critical services. All this and more in this week’s AcceliBEAT!
What Does Federal Law Say about Vouchers and Students With Disabilities?
Currently, federal law states that parents who choose to enroll their children in private schools do not receive the Individuals with Disabilities Act protections that are granted to public school students. The IDEA is silent on vouchers, but many state voucher programs require parents to explicitly waive their rights to IDEA protections.
Disability Advocates Protest Medicaid Cuts
In what’s being billed as a national day of action, dozens of advocacy groups joined members of Congress to sound alarm bells about proposed cuts to Medicaid, which they say will have severe consequences for people with disabilities.
I Have Autism, ADHD, Dysgraphia and Tourette’s; What I Don’t Have Is Extra Time on the Kentucky Governor’s Cup Contest
Every time you use a set of stairs or an elevator, you are using an accommodation to make up for your inability to fly from one floor to another. Imagine having to justify your need for stairs every time you need them.
How Do U.S. Teaching Salaries Compare to Those in Other Countries?
Unhappy with an American teaching salary? Try moving to Europe. While some U.S. cities are better than others for teachers, there are also stark differences in annual educator pay around the globe. And 2016 research from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development reveals the ‘best’ and ‘worst’ countries for teacher compensation based on teaching salaries, Business Insider reports.
Baby Teeth Show How Exposure to Various Metals May Be Linked to Autism, Study Finds
The new study published in Nature Communications sheds light on some possible factors in autism risk, revealed in children’s teeth: exposure to various metals, both toxic and nutritional, like lead and zinc and the changes in exposure at different stages in a child’s development.
Schools Worried About Tracking Devices
Kristy Rothe knows her son, who has autism, can get out of school and wander when stressed. It is a fear that is partially alleviated by the AngelSense GPS device that he wears every day. But local districts are concerned that the device, which also allows a parent to listen to the child’s surroundings, violates the privacy rights of teachers and students, and schools are crafting policies to address the matter.
Nation’s Largest School District Announcing Effort to Diversify Segregated Public Schools
Federal data shows that poor, black and Hispanic children are becoming increasingly isolated from their white, affluent peers in the nation’s public schools. In fact, the number of high-poverty schools serving primarily black and brown students across the country more than doubled between 2001 and 2014.
Autism Detectable In Infants, Study Suggests
Long before an official diagnosis, a single brain scan at 6 months of age may be able to predict with near perfect accuracy which babies will develop autism.
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