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Special education funding is in peril as the funding lapse is being used to expedite mass firings at multiple agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Special education funding is in peril as the funding lapse is being used to expedite mass firings at multiple agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Learn what’s on the Nov. 4 ballot relating to education, plus how the government shutdown affects Texas public schools.

Nonessential operations within the U.S. Department of Education have been suspended, and schools are beginning to feel the ripple effects.

Texas voters will consider two property tax measures and a parental rights proposal in the Nov. 4 constitutional amendment election.

Finance and technology company Odyssey will help design the application process, manage payments and review complaints for the state’s education savings accounts.

The Texas comptroller’s office holds a hearing on proposed ESA rules; ATPE weighs in. Plus: Register to vote in the Nov. 4 election by Monday, Oct. 6.

For the first time since Texas authorized the program, the state heard public testimony from people concerned about pre-K funding, special education provisions and data reporting.

Learn about the Texas rulemaking process and why it’s important for educators to weigh in when the opportunity is available. Plus: Register to vote in the Nov. 4 election by Monday, Oct. 6.

The agency rulemaking process influences how burdensome—or helpful—a new law will become. That’s why educators need to keep weighing in when the opportunity is available.