Ed Week Education equity advocates say they’ve reached “an important milestone” in addressing pandemic-era learning loss after the Los Angeles Unified School District agreed to provide three years of high-dosage tutoring and other remediation services to more than...
EdSource California legislation that would double the number of days a substitute can teach a single class could help school districts keep vacant teaching positions filled, but opponents fear it could hurt students academically. Assembly Bill 1224, by Assemblymember...
WLRN Last school year, Irene switched her daughter, who has autism, from a public charter school to a private school. Irene planned on paying for the school with the state voucher meant for students with disabilities. “She thrives the best in the setting where it's...
Boston Herald This year BPS is launching a program decades in the making to provide resources for adult students with disabilities heading into the workforce. “The NExT, Navigating Employment and Transition program, is a comprehensive transition program for young...
Hechinger Report Under federal law, students with disabilities — who once faced widespread, outright exclusion from public schools — have a right to learn alongside peers without disabilities “to the maximum extent” possible. That includes the right to get...
CBS New York Harriet Baravick's son Max has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair to get around, but she says just this week, she's received phone calls from a DOE-contracted bus company reporting issues. "'I'm sorry, there's no bus today. You'll have to pick your...
OPB The U.S. Department of Education is ending grants to programs across Oregon that support students with disabilities, citing practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The cuts could make it harder for disabled students and their families to access help,...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Two Madison West students with disabilities have been invited to participate with the school's swimming team after their parents expressed concern that they'd be excluded in 2025. The athletes, who intended to compete as exhibition swimmers...
When Santa Rosa students returned to their schools from summer break on Aug. 13, seventh grader Brooke Adams did not join her peers. Brooke has a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. The genetic mutation can cause long-lasting seizures either randomly or...