Special education
The shortage is causing students to miss out on behavior support, vocational training, and it's even preventing some students from getting to school.
Newark Public Schools students with disabilities learn about consent, inclusivity, and healthy relationships through Planned Parenthood’s sex education workshops.
Special education teachers keep leaving the profession, even as more students are being diagnosed. Efforts to attract more teachers to the field have had limited success.
It's not yet clear who will replace interim principal Johnny Ventura, or when.
Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education might affect funding and civil rights protections for students with disabilities. Or the impact could be relatively minor.
'We know Tennessee. We know our children,' said Gov. Bill Lee
Manhattan’s Beacon High School has enrolled increasing numbers of students with disabilities. But the school is struggling to accommodate them, sparking concerns over the school’s leadership.
“It’s a sign that things are moving in the right direction,” said outgoing state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger.
Five-year-old Julian has autism and a prescription for ABA therapy. But Denver Public Schools has denied his family’s request for an outside provider to work with him in the classroom.
New York City officials are trying to rein in a private school special education payment system they say has run amok. Some families and advocates say they’ve gone too far.
A 2012 settlement agreement required Newark Public Schools to reach 95% compliance with federal and state timelines for identifying and evaluating students with disabilities.
The number of Newark Public Schools students in need of special education services is rising. During the first week of school, some students with disabilities missed class due to enrollment issues.
U.S. officials say the MDE misled districts about what they were entitled to provide for students with disabilities during COVID closures.
Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Park District offer limited options and many parents find themselves spending thousands to ensure their children have support through the summer
State officials acknowledged that some students still have commutes over an hour, but said they believe the district has made ‘sufficient progress.’
Schools are too often punishing and excluding special education students with behavioral issues, Tennessee Disability Coalition says
The foundation is launching a new grant program aimed at providing city schools with more resources to develop, support, and increase achievement outcomes for Newark’s students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
The bill sponsor cited too much last-minute pushback from defenders of seclusion.
Many educators saw a kid who was too hard and whom they could not support. But my son is so much more than his non-verbal autism diagnosis.
Young adults at Rikers are entitled to attend the Education Department’s East River Academy and work towards a high school diploma or GED.