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The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is an educational entitlement of all students in the United States who are identified as having a disability, guaranteed by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [1] [2] and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). [3]
The Virginia Department of Education is the state education agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia.It is headquartered in the James Monroe Building in Richmond. [1] The department is headed by the Secretary of Education (currently Aimee Guidera), who is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction (currently Lisa Coons), a position that is also ...
In 1990, the United Nations created the Education for All (EFA) Declaration. This was a recognition of the inequalities faced by children all over the world in the provision of quality education. Inequalities are created by cultural, geographic, and political factors that continue today to impede equal access to education.
The Virginia Department of Education on Tuesday released what it said is the final version of its model policies regarding the treatment of transgender students, and now local school boards must ...
[6] [7] [8] The mission of the agency is to "serve the public by acting ethically and efficiently in our administration of Virginia’s tax laws." [1] The agency is currently led by Craig M. Burns, who has served as Tax Commissioner since November 2010 [9] [10]
Derisma (2013) claimed that “using state taxes to fund public education has the potential to create funding insecurities. To begin, state tax revenues are largely generated from income and sales taxes. Income and sales tax revenue are not stable sources and have the propensity to drop in times of recession” (p. 122). [13]
RICHMOND, Va. (WJHL) — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngin announced a budget proposal on Monday to make service tips exempt from the state’s income tax. In a news release from Youngkin’s office ...
Educational equity, also known as equity in education, is a measure of equity in education. [1] Educational equity depends on two main factors. The first is distributive justice, which implies that factors specific to one's personal conditions should not interfere with the potential of academic success.