We’ve had years to prepare, but let’s face it. No one is ready. No one.

If administrators don’t understand what’s being asked of them, shouldn’t they close the university, send all the students home until demands are clarified, and let the Trump administration deal with the political fallout?

I guess we should be grateful SEED ever existed. In a minority-White state, I can’t see UNM re-tooling to try and make teacher prep more racist.

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5 of 5) Are American children with disabilities well-served if we gut this resource, or redirect its efforts to serve partisan ideological priorities?

4 of 5) Finally, winning a due process hearing vs. your district often requires competent legal representation, which may be less available to families of modest means. Filing an OCR complaint is one of the least expensive and potentially most impactful ways to address non-compliance under IDEA.

3 of 5) Moreover, many SPED families would find it difficult to use other remedies under IDEA (state complaint or due process) without the help of state Parent Training and Information Centers, whose future also seems hazy under Secretary McMahon’s leadership.

2 of 5) If a district’s whole SPED program requires correction, parents or whistleblowers may find it challenging to achieve this result without filing an OCR claim, depending on the quality and level of engagement of their state’s public ed department.

Yes and yes, and also maybe reinstating Bureau of Indian Education staff, too.

The administration misunderstands the term “transition” as used in special education. Not sure whether to laugh or cry.