Elwood City Ledger Groups that advocate for public schools in Pennsylvania warn that steps to downsize and dismantle the U.S. Department of Education will mean less help for students with disabilities. The Trump administration’s changes could severely curtail services...
NBC10 Philadelphia Holton says she didn’t know the full extent of what happened in the classroom until she got a call from the school district in the spring. “The Special Ed supervisor called me and said that he was restrained 3,193 times,” she said, her voice...
Advocates and former education officials are concerned about the future of special education in Texas following a Trump administration decision to cut staff in the special education office of the Department of Education. The firings happened last week amid the...
Multiple press outlets are reporting that Secretary of Education (ED) Linda McMahon -as verified through ED’s communications office- is working to “make good on pledges” from the President to close the department and send programs, including activities related to the...
The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) has released Keeping Schools Safe? The Research on Behavioral Threat Assessments. The report reviews the use of behavioral threat assessment (BTA) systems to identify and manage potential acts of violence, such as school shootings,...
USA Today The Department of Education is in the early stages of recruiting another agency to help oversee federal special education programs, a spokeswoman said. The potential transfer of responsibilities follows the Education Department's layoff of nearly everyone in...
The 74 The U.S. Education Department is looking to move the $15 billion Individuals with Disabilities Education Act program outside of the agency, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. In a statement to States Newsroom, department spokesperson Madi Biedermann did not...
The 74 (OPINION) There has been a sea change in American education this year. From cutting social safety net programs and enacting unaccountable voucher programs at the expense of public schools to limiting access to financial aid for higher education, these...
EdSource A program that trains teachers to support students with disabilities has been hit with the cancellation of $10.5 million in federal grant money from the U.S. Department of Education, the Press Democrat reported. The grant for Partnerships for Effective...