Houston Chronicle Marissa Gonzalez was one of the first parents in Texas to receive funding from the state’s $1 billion private school voucher program. Her two children have dyslexia, and their family income is below 500% of the poverty level, putting them in the...
News 3 Special education classrooms face unique challenges every day, and there's a renewed push to improve safety for students and staff. These classrooms have some of the most vulnerable students and, in some cases, behavioral challenges. There's now a call for more...
Chattanooga Times Free Press A top committee of Tennessee educators wants lawmakers to include special education prekindergarten students in the state's public school funding formula. The recommendation follows pleas from school boards and superintendents who say...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel As the number of K-12 students in Wisconsin slowly dwindles, there’s one group of students that’s been growing for decades: children with special education needs. Since the 2005-06 school year, the number of students needing additional...
Florida Phoenix As Florida students settle back into their desks, there are a few new laws on the books, including required testing of cursive writing and providing teachers more training to work with students with autism. Take a look at which Florida education laws...
Charlotte Observer Jack Davis, in many ways, is a typical 7-year-old: he likes Minecraft, Legos, and painting at his grandmother’s house. He’s fascinated with the military and has framed pictures of airplanes on the walls of his Waxhaw bedroom. But in 2024 — the last...
Tribe Live Families of students with disabilities are worried about the continuity of special education services amid the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Future-Ready Facilities Plan, a sweeping building reconfiguration that begins in the 2027-28 school year. The plan...
FOX 26 Houston According to court filings in a pending federal lawsuit, an independent statewide advocacy organization alleges that Klein ISD has unlawfully blocked its advocates from inspecting special education classrooms for more than a year. The lawsuit was filed...
NBC Los Angeles Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will return to classrooms tomorrow for the start of the school year, with the district implementing restrictions on the use of digital devices during the school day. Under a policy...