K-12 Dive Amid growing calls to scale back screen time in schools, some organizations and education researchers are urging a more nuanced approach that considers the quality and purpose of technology — particularly for students with disabilities who rely on assistive...
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How much do schools spend on special education? Feds aim to find out
Disability Scoop For the first time in more than two decades, federal officials are moving forward with plans to find out just how much schools across the nation are spending on students with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education is taking steps to...
12 Students with Disabilities Were Left Out of Their High School Yearbook
People Twelve students with disabilities were left out of their high school yearbook. The teens were omitted from Chapel Hill High School’s yearbook this year, according to WRAL. Parent Krista Caraway learned of the omission when she discovered that her two...
Senate Hearing Focuses on Charter Schools, Highlights Special Education
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing last Wednesday titled, “Meeting the Individual Needs of All Students: The Role of Charter Schools.” As Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gaveled in, his opening remarks focused on the need for...
Senate HELP Committee debates charter school expansion
Legis1 The Senate HELP Committee held a hearing on charter schools on Wednesday, May 20, that put a sharp spotlight on one of the Trump administration's core education priorities, while Democrats used the session to raise alarms about the dismantling of federal...
Pressure mounts for Ed Dept to release research funds
K-12 Dive The U.S. Department of Education is under pressure from K-12 and college groups, as well as a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, to release nearly $300 million in funding for education research. In a May 11 letter, a bipartisan group of 19 U.S....
Could artificial intelligence improve special education?
Consider This from NPR More and more students are qualifying for special education - more than 8 million students - but there aren't enough teachers serving them. Special education teachers have for years been in short supply all around the country, and they say one...
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...
