Parents have until August 1st to notify their school district Yesterday, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) posted the official...

It is now official! The omnibus Education Bill - HB 1642 - passed by the House and the Senate on July 7th was signed by House and Senate...

We are delighted to report that, late yesterday afternoon (July 7th), the PA House of Representatives formally approved an additional...

Legislation to fix gaps in Act 66 is the right thing to do for youths with disabilities, and the parents and educators dedicated to them....

Whether we have a separate bill or it is attached to other legislation, lawmakers need to make fixing Act 66 their priority.... We are so...

At least 1500 parents of 18 to 21 year-olds likely believed their youth needed another year to catch up; few if any IEP teams awarded it...

The extra year of school helped one young woman recoup progress lost to COVID, turning her education - and perhaps her future - around....

Their I/DD magnified COVID’s impact: an extra year of school is only real option for most youths in their final two years of eligibility...

Transition-age youths likely lost another 1-2 days worth of community-based training for every day lost because schools were closed....

Denied an extra year of pubic school solely on the basis of their disability, youths with disabilities are separate and unequal under Act...

It was unrealistic to expect parents to rely on IDEA's protections to recoup schooling lost to COVID. It was no surprise that few did....

Some claim that everyone with disabilities was shielded from COVID’s impact by Act 66. This is NOT TRUE!! So why does this myth persist?...

Act 66 left behind some of Pennsylvania's students most impacted by COVID - youths with significant developmental disabilities who will...