Valley News The percentage of students with disabilities in Vermont’s education system is on the rise, while many school districts lack the capacity to meet their needs, according to a new report released this week by the state Agency of Education. While overall...
The Olympian The state’s Office of the Education Ombuds last year received the highest number of calls since its founding, according to a recently released OEO annual report. The number of calls for the 2024-25 school year — 1,643 total concerns — represented a more...
State Affairs Pro After stakeholders raised concerns about districts prematurely graduating students with disabilities, thereby cutting off access to services and federal protections, the State Board of Education is calling on the Department of Education to answer...
EdSource Saran Tugsjargal, 18, advocates on behalf of special education students for the state Disability Commission. When she got to high school, she realized that she needed to stand up for herself. One of the first ways she did that was to show up to the...
CT News Junkie State education leaders touted increased funding to help towns and cities handle the ever-increasing cost of serving the state’s growing population of special needs students at a forum at Naylor Elementary School in Hartford on Monday. The legislature...
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...