Calendars are starting to close on the Senate side, bills are starting to reach their end-points and our elected officials are beginning to get real cranky. But, that also means that if we hang in there a few more weeks, we’ll see a real spring. And our spring looks like the passage of our bills and the (hopefully positive) resolution of bills that give us heartburn.
It's March already and this month is a big one for our GRASSROOTS and the disability community. Our bills are gonna be hot out of the gate this week (and month), so we’ll need tons and tons of support to gather some momentum and clear these first hurdles. So check out this week’s updates on ways to plug in, and let’s do our GRASSROOTS thing!
Since the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990, students with disabilities have experienced a dramatic increase in the quality of their educational experience in public schools. However, a stubborn, persistent gap remains, in part due to the unrealized promise of IDEA for students with behavioral health needs. In Tennessee, this disparity for students with behavior needs, and its underlying causes, is often misunderstood or entirely unacknowledged.