The coronavirus pandemic has shut down theaters, which may result in big changes for the Oscars.

Emmy ceremony stays on schedule, but FYC events are banned, the period during which "hanging" episodes can qualify expands and the voting schedule pushes back.

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The PGA Tour has been disrupted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic - but will player eligibility be affected?

A fixture in IU's starting lineup for most of the past two years, Smith averaged 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 2019-20.

IU baseball, softball working out expanded rosters

A fixture in IU's starting lineup for most of the past two years, Smith averaged 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 2019-20.

IU baseball, softball working out expanded rosters

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is urging the NFL and NCAA to amend their rules and provide flexibility to college football players who consider making the jump to the next level.

The eligibility criteria for special education services is black and white. (I'm not talking about the color of skin.) Either the student fits the criteria or does not fit the criteria. The committee comes together with all the test data and then reviews the criteria for each disability. Either the student is eligible or not. They meet the criteria or they do not meet the criteria. Sounds easy, right? The kids who obviously fit the criteria easily qualify for special education services. The kids who clearly do not fit criteria for special education do not qualify for special education services. It should just be that easy. Sometimes it is.

I've been in the field long enough to see that eligibility is not always this magical process that determines special education from regular education. Sometimes eligibility decisions are a nightmare. What about all the gray kids that aren't clearly black or white?! For some kids, determining if they meet the criteria is tough. The black and white criteria makes it difficult to know what to do for the gray kids. The most difficult eligibility meetings are the ones where some members feel the student meets criteria and other members do not. These can lead to heated discussions. There are sometimes different ways to look at data and opinions of how to look at it may vary. Remember that the real issue the student who is cared about by school staff and especially parents which makes the decision emotional. It can be hard to be objective at times. It is not uncommon to hear "but they need it," even when the data does not support it.

There are kids who qualify for special education services at one point, then are found ineligible at another time. Sometimes this happens because the student has made improvements and no longer requires special education services to be successful. Other times this happens because criteria has changed, the criteria is slightly different in a new different school system, or because test data is slightly different after a few years. In my opinion, this is when the system and criteria fails. I'd like to see ways to address the students who at one time fit the criteria, no longer fit criteria, but still require services.

Why is the criteria so rigid? The main reason is because special education is funded by the government and they keep a tight reign on eligibility criteria. School staff is pressured by the administration, who is pressured by the State, who is pressured by the Federal government. There is a call for identification to be accurate to ensure that funds are properly spent. The only way the government can determine if the funds are being used appropriately is to enforce that schools are using clear criteria guidelines for identification.

All that being said, I believe in the process (for the most part). However, it's created by humans meaning there will be errors. If I had a say, I'd make some changes. I do believe there needs to be criteria. No matter who sets the criteria there will always be those gray kids that are just right on the border of eligible or not eligible. The worst mistake that can be made in my opinion is telling a family that the child has a disability when in fact the child does not. The child grows up with the belief that he or she has a disabling condition, when that could have been prevented. Disability identification can be life changing for a person. That is why I believe we need criteria. A strong opinion by a teacher or parent that "she needs it" is not enough data for me to look a child and say they are struggling because of a disability.

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The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department announced today the launch of its first Spanish-language educational video. The video was developed by the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices to assist employers in avoiding charges of discrimination in the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 process and to assist employees to be aware of their legal rights.

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has tweaked its rules for the Golden Globes in regard to the foreign language film category, amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to Variety, HFPA has announced that foreign language films will not need a theatrical release in their own country to be eligible for the 2021 Golden Globes. Earlier there was a rule that foreign films must be released in their country of origin during the 15-month period from October 1 to December 31 prior to the awards. Foreign-language motion pictures that had a bona fide theatrical release planned to begin in their country of origin during the period from March 15 until a date to be determined by HFPA when cinemas in that country have generally reopened, may instead be released in any country in any format and will still be eligible for the Golden Globe foreign-language motion picture awards, the new rule states. The films can be released in motion picture format such as in theatres or on pay-per-view ..

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HFPA has announced that foreign language films will not need a theatrical release in their own country to be eligible for the 2021 award ceremony

COVID-19 effect: Golden Globes eligibility rules tweaked

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