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NY: Mamdani becomes latest mayor hoping to fix NYC’s special education system
Gothamist As he tries to solve New York City’s budget crisis, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is following in his predecessors' footsteps by vowing to rein in the practice of taxpayers covering the cost of private tuition for students with disabilities. Under federal law,...
NY: State finds school district held 5 students in wooden boxes
MSN A public school district in northern New York broke state education regulations at least six times when it chose to confine students with disabilities in padded, wooden boxes in the classroom, an investigation by the New York State Education Department found. The...
NY orders broad reform of public school that held Native children with disabilities in wooden boxes
NPR Rumors spread on social media over the winter: School kids with disabilities in the Salmon River Central School District, including Akwesasne Mohawk children, were being confined by special education teachers in wooden boxes. Sarah Konwahahawi Herne was...
TX: Dozens of parents speak out against Houston ISD’s special education changes
Houston Public Media Dozens of parents, teachers, and students spoke out against Houston ISD's move to centralize special education services at the district's school board meeting Thursday night. The plan, announced last week after several news outlets,...
WI: Tony Evers says school leaders ‘beside themselves’ following failure of education and tax deal
WPR Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says school leaders are “beside themselves” after the Legislature rejected a deal he negotiated that would have boosted education funding in exchange for tax cuts. In an interview with WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Evers blamed the impasse on...
ED Announces $144 M Boost for Students with Disabilities
On Wednesday, May 13, Secretary Linda McMahon, U.S. Department of Education (ED), announced a $144 million investment to help states expand evidence-based supports for students with disabilities, stemming from “unspent, non-expiring” funds that are attributed to the...
McMahon Testifies Before House Education Committee
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appeared before the House Education and the Workforce Committee last week to discuss U.S. Department of Education (ED) priorities. Key topics included the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget proposal, efforts to “return...
Senate days are numbered for top Republican charged with Ed. Dept. oversight
Education Week The Louisiana Republican who leads the U.S. Senate panel that oversees the U.S. Department of Education is entering his final months in office after losing his primary election battle this past weekend.
CA: L.A.’s special education parents constantly advocate — and students still feel unsafe at school, survey finds
EdSource When Tania Rivera’s son with autism ran out of school and into the street, no one noticed he was gone. Not the teacher or any school official. Rivera said she found out from another parent who saw him. “It wasn’t safe for him, and I was in shock. Believe me,...
GA: Georgia mom questions 8-year-old’s suspension over a LEGO creation that resembled a gun
kvue.com A woman in Georgia is questioning her son’s three-day suspension after school officials said the 8-year-old brought a small LEGO creation resembling a gun to class, sparking debate over zero-tolerance discipline policies for young students. “This is...