#SpecialEducationDay! is celebrated on December 2 to commemorate the signing of the #IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct into law on this day in 1975 (IDEA).

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Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says (USA Today) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Servicesin a wave of new layoffs th...

'A #DOE staffer stated the agency laid off just about every employee who works to administer funding for the #IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct, or #IDEA, the primary federal law re: #students with disabilities. He was unsure how those programs will exist...' #edusky #educhat
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Former speech pathologist fears impact of loss of Department of Education on special needs kids Whether it’s funding or ethical and professional guidelines, Clark-Stojke sees what she calls “chaos” if the current attitudes toward the department continues. Not only has Trump cut the workforce in half, he selected as secretary a person without any education qualifications at all.

"Whether it’s funding or ethical and professional guidelines, Clark-Stojke sees what she calls “chaos” if the current attitudes toward the department continues."

#DepartmentOfEducation #IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct #WisconsinEducation

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Wow. The so openly admitting things now.

#TheRehabilitationAct

#IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct (IDEA)

#AmericanswithDisabilitiesAct (ADA)

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"Education secretary's stumble on Fox News concerns disability community" | NBC4 Washington #IDEA #DOE #CUTS #McMann #DeptOfEd #IndividualsWithDisabilitiesEducationAct 🚨 #IDEA
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#SpecialEducationDay! is celebrated on December 2 to commemorate the signing of the #IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct into law on this day in 1975 (IDEA).

general information about this day here:
( nationaltoday.com/special-educ... )

In 1975 the #IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct IDEA passed, assigning the task of prohibiting #discriminationonthebasisofraceorsexinschools that get federal funding to the #DeptofEducation within the DeptofHealthEducationWelfare. In 1980 the US separated Education from HEW.