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Section 504 lawsuit targeting expanded disability definition gains national attention
A lawsuit challenging the expansion of Section 504 to include gender dysphoria as a disability has drawn national attention, ...
Houston-area disability rights advocates express concern over lawsuit targeting Section 504
Texas and 16 other states filed a lawsuit that could mean the end of Section 504. It's a provision of the Rehabilitation Act ...
Families worry about Section 504 lawsuit, but AG Derek Brown says he will work to protect kids with disabilities
Section 504 helps provide accommodations and aid for kids in school, and also provides assistance for people with ...
17 States Sue To End Protections For Students With Special Needs
The suit challenges a Biden administration decision that considered "gender dysphoria" a disability and goes even farther in ...
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Russian drone struck Chernobyl reactor shell but radiation levels normal, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement ...
Indiana joins federal lawsuit surrounding constitutionality of disability civil rights law
The State of Indiana has joined a lawsuit that aims to declare Section 504, a federal civil rights law that protects against ...
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Concerns grow over lawsuit involving Section 504
In September 2024, 17 states including Arkansas joined a complaint against the United States Department of Health and Human ...
Arkansas joins multi-state lawsuit challenging HHS rule on gender dysphoria
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, along with 16 other states, are suing Health and Human Services (HHS) over ...
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Inclusive "Abilities Diner & Bakery" seeking help after break-in
A Eugene diner that employs people with disabilities is calling for help after it was broken into and robbed Thursday night, and it was all caught on camera.
Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
A 2023 reform has boosted voucher use by 67%, with one-quarter of state scholarships now going to families in the top income ...
CT’s Linda McMahon grilled at confirmation hearing for education chief. Murphy’s a ‘hell no’
Linda McMahon said she’d focus on apprenticeships, vouchers, parents rights and women’s sports in her confirmation hearing ...
Teachers fear shuttering Department of Education will diminish vital programs
If the Department of Education is dismantled, as some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do, public school K-12 educators fear what programs could be impacted.