2024
Federal officials chide Michigan Department of Education for its response to civil rights complaint
Chalkbeat, August 13, 2024
Michigan officials deny claims state failed students with disabilities during COVID
Chalkbeat, July 19, 2024
OCR finds pandemic-era Section 504 violations in Michigan
K12 Dive, June 18, 2024
Feds: Michigan failed students in special education during COVID. What’s next?
Bridge, June 10, 2024
Michigan failed students with disabilities in pandemic, federal investigation finds
The Detroit Free Press, May 28, 2024
2023
Office for Civil Rights Resolution Letter (PDF) / Agreement (PDF) pursuant to the to the Website Accessibility Complaint Marcie filed on September 12, 2022.
June 15, 2023
2022
The pandemic was so bad for kids’ mental health that desperate parents are turning to special education for help
Fortune, December 6, 2022
Michigan’s pandemic-era special education guidance under U.S. investigation
Chalkbeat Detroit, June 27, 2022
2021
Special Ed’s Ardent Advocate: Marcie Lipsitt Fights for the Rights of Impaired and Disabled Students
The Jewish News, August 18, 2021
The Digital Accessibility Legal Digest Volume I & II: Practice Updates, Guidance and Resources
A digest from the first and second annual Digital Accessibility Legal Summits, March 2019, Anaheim, CA, and June 2020, Online. Edited by Chris Law.
2020
Department of Education Finally Starts Processing COVID-Related Discrimination Cases 9 Months Into Pandemic
The Root, December 1, 2020
Department of Education Finally Starts Processing COVID-Related Discrimination Cases 9 Months Into Pandemic
HuffPost, December 1, 2020
Betsy DeVos’ Legacy: Transforming How The Education Department Treats Civil Rights
HuffPost, November 16, 2020
Michiganders rally for education
WILX TV, Oct 7, 2020
Parents worried virtual learning won’t do enough for Michigan’s children with disabilities
Detroit Chalk Beat, Sept 17, 2020
Schools struggle to serve special needs students amid COVID-19
The Detroit News, Sept 2, 2020
Advocate says some special education students falling through the cracks during the pandemic
Michigan Radio, August 10, 2020
For parents trying to replicate school for children with disabilities, a confounding task
The Washington Post, March 20, 2020
2019
Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations
EdSurge, August 28, 2019
She’s filed over 2,400 civil rights complaints, including one at UO. We asked her why.
Daily Emerald, October 17, 2019
Michigan dropped from ‘needs intervention’ list for Special Education
The Detroit News, June 27, 2019
Universal health screenings for Flint kids underway
The Detroit News, January 21, 2019
2018
The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights Reverses Course on Mass-Filer Civil Rights Complaints
Educausereview, December 11, 2018
Ed Department Reopening Hundreds of Disability-Related Complaints
The Disability Scoop, December 3, 2018
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Reverses Civil Rights Procedures
Legal Reader, November 22, 2018
Education Department’s civil rights office retreats, will consider claims filed en masse
The Washington Post, November 20, 2018
Michigan’s special education efforts near bottom in nation: U.S report
Detroit Free Press, October 2, 2018
Marcie Lipsitt Talks Disability Rights in Schools (YouTube)
Tuesdays with Liz, October 1, 2018
For Michigan’s 3 and 4-year olds with special needs, ‘it’s hard’ to find a place to learn.
Chalkbeat.org, July 30, 2018
Feds: Michigan only state to need special ed intervention
The Detroit News, July 16, 2018
NAACP, special-education advocates sue Betsy DeVos over her department’s handling of civil rights cases
The Washington Post, June 1, 2018
Disability and Civil Rights Groups Sue DeVos Over Investigation Rollbacks
The New York Times, May 31, 2018
Education Department Sued Over New Approach to Civil Rights Complaints
Education Week, May 31, 2018
In Seeking to Decrease ‘Burden’ of Complaints, Education Department is Closing ‘Meritorious’ Civil Rights Cases, Federal Lawsuit Says
The 74, May 31, 2018
Official letter to Betsy DeVos by Congress regarding OCR complaint dismissals (PDF)
May 22, 2018
States bolster law enforcement in schools
Politico, May 15, 2018
DeVos Education Dept. Begins Dismissing Civil Rights Cases in Name of Efficiency
New York Times, April 20, 2018
A Civil Rights Activist Filed Thousands of Disability Complaints. Now the Education Department Is Trying to Shut Her Down
The 74, April 18, 2018
New civil rights rule triggers hundreds of dismissals
Politico, April 3, 2018
New Rules Let Ed Department Ignore Disability-Related Complaints
Disability Scoop, April 2, 2018
2017
Study: Michigan special education is underfunded by $7ooM
WZZM13, November 23, 2017
Web Accessibility Spotlight Interview — Marcie Lipsitt
Disability Scoop, September 8, 2017
One Activist Has Hundreds of Colleges Under the Gun to Fix their Websites
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2017
Spokane schools swept up in nationwide barrage of ADA website accessibility complaints
The Spokesman-Review, August 9, 2017
Feighan: Special ed ruling won’t enforce itself
The Detroit News, April 27, 2017
The Separate, Unequal Education Of Students With Special Needs
Disability Scoop, March 31, 2017
2016
Advocate Moves Needle on Website Accessibility
Education Week, August 2, 2016
Woman Fights For Accessible School Websites
The Disability Scoop, August 2, 2016
Advocates to rally for special education students
Detroit Free Press, October 5, 2016
Calley, lawmakers advocate for special education reforms
Detroit Free Press, October 5, 2016
Michigan woman fights for accessible websites in U.S. school districts
The Detroit Free Press, July 4, 2016
Disabled Kids in Utah schools and across the nation face digital gap
The Salt Lake Tribune, August 15, 2016
Web Accessibility Spotlight Interview
User1st Ltd, July 13, 2016
Michigan woman fights for accessible websites in U.S. school districts
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, July 3, 2016
Michigan woman fights for accessible websites in U.S. school
Detroit Free Press, July 4, 2016
How Can Schools Do Better By Special Education Students?
WDET.org, June 29, 2016
DPS: No teacher paychecks, summer school after June 30
May 2, 2016
2015
Calley pushes special education reforms
Detroit Free Press, February 9, 2015
Education department to make website more accessible
Detroit Free Press, July 13, 2015
New task force to target special education reform
UpNorthLive.com, October 16, 2015
Murder-suicide underlines strain of autism care
Detroit Free Press, June 17, 2015
Nation must help those with serious mental illness
Detroit Free Press, June 13, 2015
Contentious special education proposal halted
Detroit Free Press, February 25, 2015
2014
Proposed changes to special education in Michigan worry parents
Michigan Radio, March 10, 2014
Advocates concerned with proposed changes to special education
WKAR, March 10, 2014
Voice your opinion on state of education in Michigan before it’s too late
Oakland Press, March 7, 2014
Act Now! Michigan Proposes to Gut Special Education Regulations
Dianeravitch.net, February 26, 2014
Action Alert: Say NO to MI Administrative Rule Changes
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Feb 24, 2014
Michigan Dept of Education to change rules for Special Ed students – Public comments due by March 13th
Eclectablog, Feb 17, 2014
Michigan Alliance for Special Education – Marcie Lynn Lipsitt
Kitchen Politics 123 Radio Show, Blog Talk Radio, Feb 12, 2014
2013
New Report sheds light on the victims of sequestration
EdVotes.org, November 13, 2013
Sequester cuts by Congress have hit special education students in Michigan
Michigan Radio, September 30, 2013
Special Education Funding Hit Hard by Sequestration
Education News, September 11, 2013
Sequester hits special education like ‘a ton of bricks’
USA Today, September 10, 2013
Sequester hits special education like ‘a ton of bricks’
Huffington Post, September 10, 2013
Making Michigan Charters Obey the Law | Diane Ravitch’s blog
May 19, 2013
2012
Marcie Lipsitt closing statement at IEP Rally for Special Education in public schools (YouTube)
August 31, 2012