The federal IDEA laws are an unfounded mandate. Every school system/ state in the US is having trouble meeting the requirements due to lack of money and staffing. The allowed conditions have increased, as well as parent interest inflation getting their kids assessed. Since we have a lot more kids born to older parents autism and other conditions are more common. Add to that the increase in poverty and single mothers means there can often be more developmental and educational delays.

Anonymous wrote:…and they certainly don’t drive drive education policies.

Which you would know if you were actually from VA.

External MAGA agitator troll.

VA does have a teachers union. Full stop. Pretending that they aren't really a union - even though they identify as a union - because you think other states' unions are more active isn't logical.

VA teachers can also join the NEA which is also active on legislation in VA. They can also join the AFT.

Not every person who disagrees with you or points out that you are wrong is an "external MAGA agitator troll".

I wish you well.

…and they certainly don’t drive drive education policies.

Which you would know if you were actually from VA.

External MAGA agitator troll.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this will become a big deal and blamed on Youngkin, when it was a problem not addressed by Northam due to the lead time associated with the investigation.

This is what you care about? Who gets blamed for it?

Yes, until people finally understand the the problem with public education is democratic leadership on the teacher’s union payroll carrying out the poor educational policies driven by the unions, all students, but especially special needs students will suffer.

Teacher unions aren’t a thing (yet) in VA, MAGA fool. Go back to your hole.

You may want to let the Virginia Education Association know that.

"Established in 1863, VEA is a Union dedicated to advancing quality instruction and curriculum, adequate funding, and excellent working conditions for Virginia public employees."

https://www.veanea.org/about/who-we-are/

If you actually lived in VA you’d realize they have no power. They aren’t a thing here. Yet.

Go back to you hole, MAGA trash.

Legislative priorities and legislative score card:https://www.veanea.org/take-action/legislation-policy/
They have over 40K members and they have over $20 million in the bank.
They've been in existence since 1863.
VEA, a self proclaimed union, does a ton for teachers and education professionals. You shouldn't demean their efforts.

Compare to real teacher unions in other states.

VA doesn’t have any “teacher unions” that have power to drive education policies. Unfortunately.

Which the MAGA trolls would know if they lived in VA.

Please stop demeaning VA educators and their well organized union.

The educators are fine.

The “unions” have no power, regardless of how “organized” they are.

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Anonymous wrote:Special ed is going to bleed public schools dry until the Rs get their way and we all go to religious private schools.

Maybe if public schools didn't treat special education like a leper colony and then waste big $$$ on lawyers to fight parents then they'd be less likely to have the feds breathing down their neck.

The lawyers are cheaper than meeting an impossible federal mandate. Maybe if every UMC parent whose kid can't behave didn't rush out and get a diagnosis and an IEP the resources available could go to the kids who need them

DP. Tell me you don't understand the IEP process without telling me you don't understand the IEP process.

UMC parents don't "rush out" to get diagnoses. In my experience, most parents want to avoid labels and diagnoses, especially early on when they start to suspect problems. And public schools do not have to accept a private diagnosis and often try to avoid accepting them because it adds to their caseloads and liability because special ed is underfunded.

I don't blame any family for holding a school accountable for not providing FAPE. Holding a school accountable often improves things for other kids whose parents may have less knowledge and resources. See the DOJ settlement against APS for example.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this will become a big deal and blamed on Youngkin, when it was a problem not addressed by Northam due to the lead time associated with the investigation.

This is what you care about? Who gets blamed for it?

Yes, until people finally understand the the problem with public education is democratic leadership on the teacher’s union payroll carrying out the poor educational policies driven by the unions, all students, but especially special needs students will suffer.

The problem is a federal law that promises services that no school district can provide. When 15% of kids have IEPs, schools can not actually comply with federal law and provide a semblance of an education to the rest of students.

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Anonymous wrote:Special ed is going to bleed public schools dry until the Rs get their way and we all go to religious private schools.

Maybe if public schools didn't treat special education like a leper colony and then waste big $$$ on lawyers to fight parents then they'd be less likely to have the feds breathing down their neck.

The lawyers are cheaper than meeting an impossible federal mandate. Maybe if every UMC parent whose kid can't behave didn't rush out and get a diagnosis and an IEP the resources available could go to the kids who need them

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this will become a big deal and blamed on Youngkin, when it was a problem not addressed by Northam due to the lead time associated with the investigation.

This is what you care about? Who gets blamed for it?

Yes, until people finally understand the the problem with public education is democratic leadership on the teacher’s union payroll carrying out the poor educational policies driven by the unions, all students, but especially special needs students will suffer.

Teacher unions aren’t a thing (yet) in VA, MAGA fool. Go back to your hole.

You may want to let the Virginia Education Association know that.

"Established in 1863, VEA is a Union dedicated to advancing quality instruction and curriculum, adequate funding, and excellent working conditions for Virginia public employees."

https://www.veanea.org/about/who-we-are/

If you actually lived in VA you’d realize they have no power. They aren’t a thing here. Yet.

Go back to you hole, MAGA trash.

Legislative priorities and legislative score card:https://www.veanea.org/take-action/legislation-policy/
They have over 40K members and they have over $20 million in the bank.
They've been in existence since 1863.
VEA, a self proclaimed union, does a ton for teachers and education professionals. You shouldn't demean their efforts.

Compare to real teacher unions in other states.

VA doesn’t have any “teacher unions” that have power to drive education policies. Unfortunately.

Which the MAGA trolls would know if they lived in VA.

Please stop demeaning VA educators and their well organized union.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this will become a big deal and blamed on Youngkin, when it was a problem not addressed by Northam due to the lead time associated with the investigation.

This is what you care about? Who gets blamed for it?

Yes, until people finally understand the the problem with public education is democratic leadership on the teacher’s union payroll carrying out the poor educational policies driven by the unions, all students, but especially special needs students will suffer.

Teacher unions aren’t a thing (yet) in VA, MAGA fool. Go back to your hole.

You may want to let the Virginia Education Association know that.

"Established in 1863, VEA is a Union dedicated to advancing quality instruction and curriculum, adequate funding, and excellent working conditions for Virginia public employees."

https://www.veanea.org/about/who-we-are/

If you actually lived in VA you’d realize they have no power. They aren’t a thing here. Yet.

Go back to you hole, MAGA trash.

Legislative priorities and legislative score card:https://www.veanea.org/take-action/legislation-policy/
They have over 40K members and they have over $20 million in the bank.
They've been in existence since 1863.
VEA, a self proclaimed union, does a ton for teachers and education professionals. You shouldn't demean their efforts.

Compare to real teacher unions in other states.

VA doesn’t have any “teacher unions” that have power to drive education policies. Unfortunately.

Which the MAGA trolls would know if they lived in VA.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this will become a big deal and blamed on Youngkin, when it was a problem not addressed by Northam due to the lead time associated with the investigation.

This is what you care about? Who gets blamed for it?

Yes, until people finally understand the the problem with public education is democratic leadership on the teacher’s union payroll carrying out the poor educational policies driven by the unions, all students, but especially special needs students will suffer.

Teacher unions aren’t a thing (yet) in VA, MAGA fool. Go back to your hole.

You may want to let the Virginia Education Association know that.

"Established in 1863, VEA is a Union dedicated to advancing quality instruction and curriculum, adequate funding, and excellent working conditions for Virginia public employees."

https://www.veanea.org/about/who-we-are/

If you actually lived in VA you’d realize they have no power. They aren’t a thing here. Yet.

Go back to you hole, MAGA trash.

Legislative priorities and legislative score card:https://www.veanea.org/take-action/legislation-policy/
They have over 40K members and they have over $20 million in the bank.
They've been in existence since 1863.
VEA, a self proclaimed union, does a ton for teachers and education professionals. You shouldn't demean their efforts.

They are still a union no matter how many times you yell "MAGA!".

I do live in VA and I see the power they have. And good for them because teachers are treated like garbage by my school district.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this will become a big deal and blamed on Youngkin, when it was a problem not addressed by Northam due to the lead time associated with the investigation.

This is what you care about? Who gets blamed for it?

Yes, until people finally understand the the problem with public education is democratic leadership on the teacher’s union payroll carrying out the poor educational policies driven by the unions, all students, but especially special needs students will suffer.

Teacher unions aren’t a thing (yet) in VA, MAGA fool. Go back to your hole.

You may want to let the Virginia Education Association know that.

"Established in 1863, VEA is a Union dedicated to advancing quality instruction and curriculum, adequate funding, and excellent working conditions for Virginia public employees."

https://www.veanea.org/about/who-we-are/

If you actually lived in VA you’d realize they have no power. They aren’t a thing here. Yet.

Go back to you hole, MAGA trash.

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Anonymous wrote:The thread I started was locked. Posting here.

Anyone know what this means for APS? Arlington family made a complaint.

https://www.the74million.org/article/everybody-is-frustrated-feds-probe-virginias-handling-of-special-education/?fbclid=IwAR15nNiIThP5LFin9-k2MAUqeJYoAfyV7cyfcZnJe5vEMKYSev65LmW7Xcw

This could be a really big deal. After the Fairfax resolution, DOE has been clear they are looking at other Virginia districts for failures during pandemic.

They really need to look at ACPS, too.

Alexandria and ACPS are DOE's favorite backdrop. No way they would go after ACPS no matter how warranted it is.

Besides, Alexandria and ACPS are too far gone. The city is a joke in Richmond on both sides of the aisle.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this will become a big deal and blamed on Youngkin, when it was a problem not addressed by Northam due to the lead time associated with the investigation.

This is what you care about? Who gets blamed for it?

Yes, until people finally understand the the problem with public education is democratic leadership on the teacher’s union payroll carrying out the poor educational policies driven by the unions, all students, but especially special needs students will suffer.

Teacher unions aren’t a thing (yet) in VA, MAGA fool. Go back to your hole.

You may want to let the Virginia Education Association know that.

"Established in 1863, VEA is a Union dedicated to advancing quality instruction and curriculum, adequate funding, and excellent working conditions for Virginia public employees."

https://www.veanea.org/about/who-we-are/

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, this will become a big deal and blamed on Youngkin, when it was a problem not addressed by Northam due to the lead time associated with the investigation.

This is what you care about? Who gets blamed for it?

Yes, until people finally understand the the problem with public education is democratic leadership on the teacher’s union payroll carrying out the poor educational policies driven by the unions, all students, but especially special needs students will suffer.

Teacher unions aren’t a thing (yet) in VA, MAGA fool. Go back to your hole.