NJ: New Jersey has the lowest rates of inclusion for students in special education in the country

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 10, 2025 | State

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....

CA: California agrees to include religious schools as special education placements

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 3, 2025 | State

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...

CA: California agrees to include religious schools as special education placements

by kids1stadvocac | May 27, 2025 | State

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...

NC: Carolina Curious: How many private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarships serve students with disabilities?

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State

WFDD Last year, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to significantly increase funding for private school vouchers, also known as Opportunity Scholarships. The state has spent nearly $383 million on these vouchers in this academic year alone. Listener Walter...

FL: Private schools must provide parents special education offerings in writing, lawmakers argue

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | State

Florida Phoenix Parents of children with special education accommodations deserve more transparency when exercising school choice, Democratic lawmakers argue. Under existing law, private schools receiving school choice funding from the state are not required to...