The OCR office for Kansas is located at:
Kansas City Office
Office for #CivilRights
U.S. Department of #Education
One Petticoat Lane
1010 Walnut Street, 3rd floor, Suite 320
Kansas City, MO 64106
Telephone: 816-268-0550
Email: [email protected]#FAPE
Any KS Representatives bragging about fully funding education in their newsletters this week need a reminder that special education is not fully funded. Special education is education! Your dismissal of the needs & your active vote against it tell us what you value. #ksleg#ksed
N95 masks and HEPA filters for private schools, while public schools students are fed to the sharks by being told: “COVID is over”. This is class warfare at its purest #SocialMurder https://t.co/p4f6lWtyes
A school district in Arkansas added solar panels and invested energy savings in their teachers, @benstracy explains how the district stopped hemorrhaging teachers and started paying them.
More than 400,000 Americans got Pfizer booster shots through local pharmacies last weekend. People over 65, those with pre-existing conditions or an elevated workplace risk are eligible for boosters. U.S. officials also urge the unvaccinated to get shots. https://t.co/ZgE39H1Wsy
On Thursday, the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force is meeting at 2:00 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream to learn about the Task Force’s important work to inform the federal #COVID19 response and recovery. https://t.co/cYmoy8DC5B
Unlike an initial evaluation, a #triennial reevaluation doesn’t have to be specifically requested. That’s because it’s #required by law to happen. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to reevaluate kids w/ #IEPs at least once every three years.
As kids in New York City return to school this week, how do we promote a safer environment in the classroom? Hear what Dr. Anthony Fauci shared with science reporter @apoorva_nyc and other Times journalists at our What We Know About Kids and Covid event. https://t.co/svunbuOISl
#Dyslexia is especially not a gift for students who are poor and whose parents cannot afford therapy, or who do not receive dyslexia intervention in their neighborhood school. #scienceofreading#neuhaus
To local leaders and educators facing repercussions for protecting the health and safety of students and school communities: we stand with you, and we’re ready to assist.
https://t.co/Y35rNCP6Mj
#StructuredLiteracy: Room For Everyone!
#Dyslexia Education Conference
October 1, 2021
Attend virtually or in-person in Blue Springs, MO
Sign up: https://t.co/vGunU4UoQq
@KSDETASN@ksedchat
@SecCardona @ED_Sped_Rehab @ksdehq@TheNCII so many focused on banning #masks in school. Don't overlook the ban state legislators have placed on #RemoteLearning. With so many kids being quarantined/infected how are those kids receiving #INSTRUCTION for two weeks? #FAPE#KS