August 8, 2019-NEW STATE GUIDANCE ON RESOLVING SPECIAL EDUCATION DISPUTES
Every year there are hundreds of special ed disputes between school districts and families. The Department of Education has issued new rules in hopes of settling them more quickly Facing a federal order to speed up the process, the Murphy administration is attempting to address a longstanding challenge in how New Jersey’s public schools resolve hundreds of special education disputes every year. The state
August 6, 2019-Acting Governor Oliver Signs Legislation Assisting Hard of Hearing Community
TRENTON – Today, Acting Governor Sheila Y. Oliver signed S2044 and S2045 into law, establishing a “Deaf Student’s Bill of Rights” and a Working Group on Deaf Education. Additionally, the legislation requires the Department of Education to develop a parent resource guide and for both the Department of Education and Department of Health to collect and report data for children who are deaf or hard