by admin | Apr 21, 2025 | advocacy, news
by Jana Parker Better Access to Services and a Step Toward Equity Eliminating the cap on special education funding is a necessary step toward more equitable access to services across Washington State. But increased funding alone won’t solve everything—districts also...
by admin | Mar 1, 2025 | advocacy, news
Dear Superintendent Jones, We are deeply hurt by the district’s failure to prioritize the safety and well-being of disabled students. On Monday, February 10, 2025, a car with an unidentified shooter fired over 40 bullets at and into the building housing the...
by admin | Feb 16, 2025 | advocacy, news
Summary HB 1051 permits parents and guardians to record meetings related to their child’s individualized education program (IEP) team meetings. Our position: PRO Sponsors: Representatives Walsh, Penner, Jacobsen, Couture We need your advocacy for this bill. Keep...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | advocacy, featured, news
Did you know that millions of families across the US have the right to record their IEP meetings? Not so in Washington, where the all-party consent-to-record requirement has kept recording IEP (individualized education plan) meetings from becoming common practice....
by admin | Jul 21, 2024 | advocacy, featured, news
School districts face many challenges when hiring Special Education teachers and paraeducators. Washington state auditors recently investigated these challenges and described actionable solutions. The strategies in their report focus on finding and keeping qualified...
by admin | Jun 17, 2024 | advocacy, news
Until recently, Washington State typically ended special education services for a student as soon as they they were 21 years old. Now that rule has changed, and these services are available to qualifying Washington students until the end of that school year! At this...
