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Preparing for the Texas 87th Legislative Session
Christine Broughal
86th Texas Legislative Session Review: A Summary of New Laws Impacting Special Education
Christine Broughal
TxSER 86th Texas Legislature Current Bill Watch List
Christine Broughal
Gearing Up for the 86th Texas Legislative Session

Welcome to 2019!! As an odd numbered year, that means the start of a new legislative session here in Texas. The regular 86th legislative session will officially begin on January 8th but legislators, including those newly elected in 2018, began….

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Christine Broughal
TxSER Comments on Commissioner's Proposed Rules for Cameras in Classrooms

As many of you know, Texas statute requires districts/schools to install cameras in certain special education settings when requested in writing by parents or certain school/district personnel. The law was originally passed in 2015 with the stated intent “to provide…

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Christine Broughal
Save Helen Keller from the Texas State Board of Education

Last week an appointed committee of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) recommended removing Helen Keller, among others, from a list of notable historical figures Texas students should study. 

Texans for Special Education Reform, TxSER, pushed hard for authentic representation….

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Cheryl Fries
The New Texas A-F Accountability System: Why it Fails to Make the Grade for Students with Disabilities

Schools and districts MUST be held accountable for improving outcomes for students with disabilities, as well as any other consistently underperforming student groups, in a meaningful and realistic way. It's the law.  With TEA releasing its 2018 school and district report cards this past week, we wanted to…

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Christine Broughal
A Thank You to the Press from Texans for Special Education Reform

The news media plays an essential role in holding government accountable in a free society. As parents, teachers, allies, and advocates for children with disabilities in Texas, we appreciate the journalists and news media outlets whose work has helped expose the impacts that government policies and budgets have on these most…

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Is Your Child's IEP Ready to Go Back to School?

Well, it's that time of year again. Time for the kids to go back to school.  As a parent, this usually means some last minute shopping for school supplies, lining up after school care or activities, maybe getting sports physicals or tuning up band instruments. If you have a child receiving Special Education services, it's time to break out the current IEP and review it!

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Christine Broughal
Discipline or State Sanctioned Child Abuse: The Ugly Truth About Seclusion and Restraint

The US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights recently released the results of the 2015-16 Civil Rights Data Collection. Civil Rights Data Collection provides information on several key education and civil rights issues. In preparing the 2015-16 report, data was collected from every public school and school district in the country. Part of the data collected reveals the disproportionate rate at which students with disabilities are subjected to harsh disciplinary actions in our public schools (see data highlights from this most recent report here). As you read these statistics, keep in mind students with disabilities covered under the IDEA represent only 12% of all public school students.

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