The 74 Texas school leaders are hopeful that a pair of bills making their way through the state legislature could help to close an estimated $1.7 billion special education funding gap and better equip schools to handle a dramatic rise in the number of children with...
Jeffco Transcript Parents of several kindergarten students at a Jefferson County elementary school have come forward in recent months with concerns about repeated classroom evacuations, student injuries, and growing anxiety among their children, all tied to the...
Bonner County Daily Bee The Idaho Senate on Tuesday narrowly killed a bill that would have provided $3 million to fund services for high-needs students. The bill came the same year an independent evaluations office released a report that found the state’s K-12 public...
Central Florida Public Media Two bills that would expand services for K-12 students with disabilities have now passed a full vote of the Florida Senate. These bills would expand early intervention programs for students with autism and provide work credentials for...
shreveportbossieradvocate.com Kathleen Cannino feared this day was coming. President Donald Trump signed an order this month calling for the U.S. Department of Education to be dismantled. Trump, who argues that the agency is wasteful and ineffective, already...
WBUR News The state education board advanced regulations Tuesday to further restrict controversial "timeout" and seclusion policies in schools, the next step in a years-long effort to reduce the use of the practices. There's been growing national attention on...
MPR News Minneapolis school board members Tuesday night began detailing difficult cuts they expect to make to close a $75 million budget gap for next school year, including cutting more than 100 positions tied to special education. District leaders had previously...
KSWO.com House Bill 1393, which aims to give parents of children with IEPs more of a choice in their child’s education, is headed to the Senate for further consideration. If passed, the bill would require schools to receive parental consent before enrolling a child...
WSMV4 More Tennessee school districts are disciplining Black students with disabilities at a higher rate than their peers, according to the latest state data. WSMV4 Investigator Courtney Allen uncovered which ones in the Midstate have been flagged. It is a story we...