Hechinger Report When Bethany Jolliffe started teaching kindergarten 15 years ago, she picked up on what seemed like a long-standing pattern: Teachers mostly stayed in their lane, with general education teachers focusing on “their” students, and special education...
Wisconsin Examiner After many delays, the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee met Thursday evening to approve its plan for K-12 education spending that included a 5% increase to special education funding for schools and its $1.3 billion tax plan that targets retirees...
WHYY The Public Education Funding Commission recently voted on a set of recommendations to change Delaware’s school funding formula, but big questions loom over what a new funding formula will look like and how much additional money, if any, state lawmakers are...
Indiana Public Media Kristie Brown Loftland said the Autism Society of Indiana wants to make it easier on parents and families. “It's already confusing for a lot of parents when they first get the diagnosis of autism,” Brown Loftland, the ASI board president,...
Nebraska Public Media Angela Gleason knew something was wrong with her son’s education by the time he began first grade in Omaha Public Schools. The district moved Teddy, who has autism and is nonverbal, from a behavioral skills class to general education. His...
Hechinger Report New Jersey students with disabilities are the least likely in the nation to spend their days surrounded by peers without disabilities. One underlying reason: a sprawling network of separate schools that allows districts to outsource educating them....
Gothamist Advocates for students with disabilities said Mayor Eric Adams’ Afterschool for All plan won't actually be "for all" until the city updates bus contracts to provide late-day service, especially for students in special education. “When the mayor says...
The Texas Tribune Texas is moving away from the long-scrutinized special education funding system that gives money to districts based on the classroom setting where a child with a disability receives instruction. Now, schools will receive dollars based on the...
K-12 Dive The California Department of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District will include religious private schools as potential placements for students with disabilities, according to a settlement agreement reached Monday between the school systems...