FOX 5 Atlanta The Georgia Special Education PTSA, the first of its kind in the state, is now recruiting members. Organizers say the group was created to address a gap in advocacy and resources for special education families. The PTSA is part of the statewide PTA, but...
WRAL.com State officials are investigating a complaint from a legal nonprofit that Johnston County Public Schools kept a high school student with autism out of school or away from their peers in violation of federal law. Disability Rights of North Carolina believes...
WMTV15 Asha Shukla and Aurelia Bergstrom made a splash in their first home meet and are back on the swim team at Madison West. Both athletes have disabilities, and were told that too many girls were trying out for the team. Asha Shukla had been on the team for 2 years...
Yahoo News The State of Connecticut released an audit on Wednesday, Sept. 10, showing that private providers of special education did not fully deliver the required services, and showed deficiencies that threatened the quality and safety of learning for children...
Boise State Public Radio “We’re failing our kids.” That’s a quote from a Fruitland mom who says her daughter and other kids who need special education are falling through the cracks in Idaho. A new investigation has learned that more and more parents are filing...
Chalkbeat Chicago Board of Education members are calling for more transparency from the district on cuts and changes being made to special education staffing positions. “Our parents are saying that their children are not receiving their services,” said elected board...
Mirror Indy Thirteen-year-old Levent goes to an Indianapolis middle school that’s been celebrated for its test scores. But his mother, Shania, says he’s falling behind because the school has suspended him repeatedly. Levent has ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity...
KFF Health News In August, a federal judge in Montana approved a settlement between the state’s education agency and disability rights advocates that will enable eligible Montana students to continue receiving special education services through age 22. Despite...
InDepthNH.org The US District Court Wednesday extended its temporary restraining order blocking the state from enforcing its prohibition on “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs in public schools, colleges and universities or their contractors until Oct. 2 at...