Border Belt Independent Bladen County school officials said in January the district would need an additional $1 million to educate students with disabilities last school year. Cheryl White-Smith, the district’s inclusive education director, told school board members...
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NJ: Mom advocating for special ed kids was arrested at N.J. meeting — then the city backed down
Yahoo News A Jersey City mother who was escorted from a school board meeting in handcuffs and charged with defiant trespass was cleared of wrongdoing in court earlier this week. Jersey City Municipal Court Judge Cynthia Jackson dismissed the charge against the parent,...
PA: PPS spent $1.4M settling special education disputes over 5 years
Pittsburgh's Public Source PPS has spent nearly $1.4 million over the past five years on settlements and parents’ legal fees in special education disputes, according to data obtained by Public Source through a Right-to-Know Law request. That figure excludes fees paid...
