Dailyfly News State superintendent Debbie Critchfield wants $50 million to cut into Idaho’s special education budget gap. The grant program is the one big-ticket item in Critchfield’s 2026-27 budget request, submitted to Gov. Brad Little Friday. The budget would push...
WBUR News A new state audit finds the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education failed to properly investigate reports of alleged misconduct by teachers in the classroom. The 52-page audit report, which covers a period spanning July 1, 2021 to...
KXLF On Thursday, a state district judge in Helena heard arguments on whether a school choice program for students with disabilities violates the Montana Constitution. In 2023, the Montana Legislature passed and Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 393. The law...
Valley News Since 1990, New Hampshire public schools have been required to give students with disabilities personalized plans. Known as individualized education programs, the plans are the key mechanism by which parents ensure that their child has services and...
KMYU.TV A behavioral level system at the Jordan School District is causing concern for a Herriman parent, as she feels it is unfair and possibly discriminates against children with disabilities. Kori Frank’s son is new to the Herriman Elementary Behavioral unit this...
WCHSTV House Bill 2499 was signed into law in April, requiring teachers and school leaders to take a one-day training course, ensuring they are aware of rules put in place to protect themselves and students in special education. "We always try to keep students in the...
OSV News The National Catholic Educational Association’s 2024-2025 annual statistical report expanded its section on serving students with special needs and suggested that disability inclusion in Catholic schools is on the rise. It stated 75.5% of U.S. Catholic...
Last week, Ranking Member Robert "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), House Education and Workforce Committee, released a new report: Living Independently, Participating Fully: Defending Against the Trump Administration's Attacks on People with Disabilities. The report outlines how...
Arkansas Advocate The LEARNS Act is a 2023 law that made sweeping changes to Arkansas’s K-12 education system. Among other things, the law raised the state’s minimum teacher salary to $50,000 and created a school voucher program called the Educational Freedom Account...