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...
The Dartmouth Superior Court Judge David Ruoff in New Hampshire ruled that the state’s special education funding is “constitutionally insufficient” on Aug. 18. Ruoff wrote in his decision that underfunding special education means that “school districts must rely...
Jersey City Times Tensions ran high at Thursday night’s Jersey City Board of Education meeting as multiple Jersey City Public Schools (JCPS) parents emotionally recounted their negative experiences with the district’s special education department and demanded that it...
Raleigh News & Observer The Wake County school system has seen a 38% increase in how often students are being physically restrained or locked alone in rooms by school employees. Data presented Tuesday show 1,802 acts of restraint or seclusion were reported to the...
WUNC A UNC-Chapel Hill program partnering with a dozen community colleges across the state has lost a federal grant to help train future preschool teachers to better serve students with disabilities. It's part of the U.S. Department of Education's crackdown on grants...