Selected U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Related to Private and Home Schools 2017 Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, 137 S. Ct. 2012 2011 Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. EEOC, 132 S. Ct. 694 2011 Arizona Christian School Tuition Org., v. Winn, 131 S. Ct. 1436 2007 Hein v. Freedom from Religion […]

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Agency: Department of Homeland Security Hurricane Help The United States Department of Education (ED) is working with other federal agencies, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to ensure continuation of critical services to students, families, and educators and the restoration of the learning environment. Disaster Distress […]

To help ensure equitable services and other benefits for eligible private school children, teachers and other educational personnel, and families, a State educational association must designate an ombudsman to monitor and enforce equitable services requirements under both Title I and Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA sections 1117(a)(3)(B) and 8501(a)(3)(B)). The […]

GUIDANCE DRAFT Title I, Part A Equitable Services Updated Non-Regulatory Guidance (March 11, 2019) This document addresses the changes that the Every Student Succeeds Act made to the Title I, Part A equitable services requirements in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This document is posted for stakeholder review and comment through March […]