Tag: Special Education
Event Announcement: Understood.org IEP Binder Building Party
Understood.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free resources and support to parents of children with learning and attention issues is hosting an IEP...
Medicaid Steps Up in Schools Where Federal Disability Funds Fall Short
Medicaid contributes $4 billion to school-based programs nationwide. New Hampshire receives over $29 million from the provider to cover education-related services such as speech,...
Concord Monitor: Advocates say special ed rights lost in school choice bill
The Concord Monitor highlighted Reaching Higher NH's new analysis on the statewide voucher bill's impact on students with disabilities, underscoring the potential impacts to...
Mary Steady appointed as Manchester’s new director of student services
Manchester Superintendent, Dr. Bolgen Vargas, has named Mary Steady as the district's new Director of Student Services, according to Manchester Ink Link:
Ms. Steady comes...
Free Workshop: The three “R’s”
A free workshop, “The 3 R’s – Understanding your role, rights and responsibilities in the N.H. Special Education process” will be held Oct. 12 from 5:30 p.m....
Performance Assessments and Students with Disabilities
New Hampshire's Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) program has become a national model for competency-based assessment and moving away from rigid, bubble sheet-style...
House Subcommittee Proposes Revised Voucher Bill
The House subcommittee that is working on SB 193, proposed legislation to create “Education Freedom Savings Accounts,” met on Thursday (9/21) to reintroduce a...
Understood features webinars on school vouchers, working with IEP teams, and more
Understood, a national organization dedicated to helping children with learning and attention issues and their families, is hosting several free webinars through August. All...
Understood.org webinar on school vouchers
Understood.org hosted a webinar with Lindsey Jones, the Vice President, and Chief Policy & Advocacy Officer at NCLD (National Center for Learning Disabilities), to explain...
Education mandate bill dies in the Senate
A bill that would have limited the State Board of Education's rulemaking authority died in the Senate on Thursday, reported the Concord Monitor.
According to...