From the Archives: March 23–29, 2025
Articles from Special Education Action's Archives, Added to Substack Between March 23rd and 29th
February 18, 2025, Special Education Action launched on Substack, featuring 85 of its 300+ articles from 2020–2025.
Older articles will be added over time, with updates such as this one, alerting you to articles you might have missed when they were published.
Some embedded documents, like state complaints, will be published separately on the State Complaints page, to make it easier to browse and learn from the complaints. In addition, links to articles addressing specific complaints will be added to the individual complaints page, providing readers more background on the complaints.
Articles Added March 23–29, 2025
COVID 19 and FAPE
Are Schools Required to Provide a Free Appropriate Public Education During COVID-19?
Independent Educational Evaluation: VDOE Rules FCPS in Noncompliance, Follows OSEP Monitoring Report
Having Trouble Getting an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) in Virginia?
VDOE Opens Systemic Complaint Investigation into FCPS; Complaint Alleges FCPS' Academic Record Policies are in Noncompliance with State and Federal Regulations
October 6, 2023, Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) opened a systemic complaint investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), alleging noncompliance with IDEA and implementing state regulations governing student education records.