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Updates

A running log of changes to Special Education Law since launch.

Version 2.2

Accessibility, sign-in, and TOC

  • New accessibility statement page, plus better keyboard, focus, and screen-reader support across dialogs, drawers, and icons throughout the site.
  • Sign in with a one-time email link, no Google account required.
  • Decision pages now have a side-rail table of contents that follows along as you scroll, with citations index and reading progress.
Version 2.1

Smarter search

  • Search finds BSEA case numbers even when full-text search misses them (fallback lookup).
  • Handles space-separated case numbers (e.g., "25 12345") and "BSEA Nos." variants.
  • ASCII and Unicode fractions are interchangeable in search.
  • Secondary BSEA case numbers in consolidated cases are now searchable.
Version 2.0

Complete rebuild

  • Citation tracking: decisions link to the BSEA decisions they cite.
  • Smarter search engine: phrase search with quotes, OR operator, exclusion with minus, proximity search.
  • Filters: hearing officer, school district, outcome (parent, district, mixed), document type.
  • User accounts with saved decisions and folders.
Version 1.7

Algolia integration

  • Partnered with Algolia to power search with significant speed and relevance improvements.
Version 1.6

Speed improvement

  • Major search performance upgrade.
Version 1.5

New search engine

  • Swapped the underlying search engine for better matching.
Version 1.0

Launch

  • Special Education Law goes live as a free, searchable database of Massachusetts BSEA decisions.
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