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Significant Disproportionality in Special Education

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A Snapshot of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress

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April 9, 2025

NCLD Joins AACTE in Amicus Brief Defending Educator Grant Programs as SCOTUS Ruling Delivers Setback to Students and Teachers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — April 9, 2025 — Last week, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) joined the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in filing an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The brief urged the court to block efforts...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — April 9, 2025 — Last week, the National Center for Learning Disabilities...

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April 2, 2025

March Policy News Round-Up

From major changes at the Department of Education to a Texas RISE Act, a lot...

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March 31, 2025

NCLD Files Amicus Brief to Defend Educator Grant Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 31, 2025 — The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) filed...

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March 20, 2025

NCLD Stands Against Executive Order Seeking to Illegally Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

Washington, D..C.—March 20, 2025—Today, President Trump signed an Executive Order to dismantle the Department of...

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