U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced yesterday that the U.S. Department of Education will launch an initiative to address the possible inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion in our nation’s schools. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in partnership with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), will oversee this proactive approach […]

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Kentucky Autism Training Center (KATC): Connect the Dots for ASD will be starting in multiple regions this winter/spring! Call the contact in your region below for more information — these groups are FREE!!!

KDE News Release 1/3/19:The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has developed the “Kindergarten to Grade 3 Dyslexia Toolkit” in response to The Ready to Read Act (House Bill 187, 2018). The toolkit provides educators and families with a resource to help meet the learning needs of students with dyslexia or those who display characteristics of dyslexia. The 20-page document can be found on KDE’s website, education.ky.gov, under […]

The Department for Medicaid Services (the Department) is reminding stakeholders that the formal public comment period for amendments to the Commonwealth’s 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver programs began Monday, January 7, 2019. You can view the amended waiver applications and a summary of the updates on the Department’s Division of Community Alternatives website. […]