CT Mirror Lisa Balzano’s recent visit to a Fairfield high school left her floored by one sight in particular: a supply room stocked with almost anything a teacher would need. “She opened this room with supplies, and I almost fell over,” Balzano recalled. “I said,...
Farmer's Advance When Jackie Busch’s adopted son Makenley began attending high school in Hendricks County, she was confident he would succeed despite the brain abnormality and cerebral palsy that physically challenged him. And for the next few years, the only things...
nola.com Vera Triplett knew the state had her New Orleans charter school in its sights. Last December, Louisiana's state board of education was on the verge of closing Noble Minds Institute for Whole Child Learning due to repeated F’s on its state report card. So...
The Duncan Banner An Oklahoma signing bonus program, intending to fill a critical workforce shortage in public schools, will reward 151 special education teachers up to $20,000 this school year. The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced Tuesday the program...
news8000.com Although many Wisconsin educators were disappointed with the state biennial budget passed this summer, they say an increased investment in special education is a silver lining. Public schools are mandated through federal law to provide services to meet...
WMTV Every high school student wants to feel included — but two Madison West families say their daughters are left on the sidelines this year. On Monday, the two families brought their concerns to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) school board meeting,...
On Friday, September 5, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its intention to continue funding for 554 awards in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) which are overseen by Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) including...
With federal backing by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), experts in developmental science and medical social science at Northwestern University have announced the creation of a new NIH Toolbox designed to provide a nationally standardized way to measure...
K-12 Dive The number of special education written state complaints jumped by 22% in the 2023-24 school year compared to the year prior, according to a new analysis by the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education, a federal technical assistance...