CBS Chicago Parents of special education students at a Lincoln Park Chicago Public School say there's a lack of equity in their children's classrooms. They say they've been asking for changes since last school year and nothing has been done. "It's a simple problem of...
ksn.com As Kansas continues to deal with a special education teacher shortage, a new federal grant could help the state address the growing issue. The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) announced on Thursday that the state will receive $4.5 million to expand...
Ohio Capital Journal A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would increase special education funding. Ohio state Reps. Andrea White, R-Kettering, and Cindy Abrams, R-Harrison, recently introduced Ohio House Bill 1012, which would create a $360...
wbir.com Knox County Schools is moving forward with a five-year plan to improve services for students with disabilities, but some parents and teachers are questioning whether the district has enough staff and resources to make it work. The initiative, called PACT,...
ABC11 Raleigh-Durham Some Wake County parents of students in special education are expressing concerns about a proposed multiyear initiative aimed at improving outcomes for special education students, saying the proposal does not address what they view as fundamental...
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Shundelon Ross hoped the seventh school would be the one to work. Her son wandered the hallways, clutching his favorite stuffed animal. He threw high fives to the employees. He stared, mesmerized, at the chickens pecking around the coop. Ross...
Atlanta News First Hundreds of Georgia students with disabilities are waiting for help from a federal agency facing an exploding backlog of civil rights complaints and fewer staff to handle them. One of those students is 8-year-old Theo Hutchings, who has Down...
Spectrum News NY1 New York City parents and lawmakers are calling on the state to pass legislation that would allow the city to overhaul its school bus system and provide better service for students with disabilities. Each September, parents say they face many of the...
Yahoo News Five weeks into HISD's special education overhaul, district leaders and some parents say the reforms have helped students. Others remain unconvinced. The district's new Special Education Success Program, which sent thousands of students to new campuses this...