The Supreme Court appeared skeptical on Monday of a Minnesota school district’s argument that students with disabilities must prove their school acted in “bad faith” in failing to provide adequate accommodations in order to prove discrimination. A family who had sued the district, the Osseo Area School District near Minneapolis, argued that federal law required…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has been introducing a major overhaul of the American education system since assuming office, including a proposal to dismantle the Department of Education. As he edges closer to this plan, hundreds of thousands of students wait anxiously for what the future holds….
Disability rights in jeopardy: 17 US states challenge key federal law protecting special needs students. (Getty Images) In a major legal development, 17 US states have united in a lawsuit seeking to challenge Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a landmark law that has provided vital protections for students with special needs for…
JAMMU: The govt of Jammu and Kashmir is mulling to increase the disability pension from Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 per month, said Sakeena Itoo, minister of Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sunday.“We are working to increase the disability pension,” she said, adding, “The present Omar-led govt is committed to address all…