Within the next five days, the United States Senate is expected to propose major changes to Medicaid funding. Parents of children with disabilities have been expressing to us their concerns that changes to Medicaid funding will have a significant impact on the families and self-advocates that PEAK Parent Center serves. Your voice is important. Here are some things you can do to pay close attention to information that is being released. Things are happening quickly. Information could be released asRead more
What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know and Do The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the new education law that President Obama just signed that reauthorizes the 50 year old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965), which was known to most people as NCLB (No Child Left Behind, the 2001/2002 reauthorization of ESEA). So, what does ESSA mean for students, including students with disabilities? The new ESSA does the following: Moves accountability, educator evaluations, and school improvementRead more
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