Hudson County View At Thursday’s over seven-hour meeting, the third-party firm that conducted the audit, Lerch, Vinci, and Bliss LLP, released a 3-page summary of their findings. While the full 80-page audit report was referred to law enforcement, authorities directed...
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TX: Special education parents in Houston ISD searching for answers ahead of changes in services
Houston Public Media A small group of parents gathered Wednesday night looking for advice on how to combat the controversial changes to special education Houston ISD is implementing for the upcoming school year. Texas' largest school district is consolidating special...
TX: Texas promised children with disabilities up to $30K vouchers. Fewer than 30 got the full amount
MSN One of the biggest selling points of Texas' new private school voucher program was that it would support students with disabilities, offering up to $30,000 in state-funded accounts for tuition and other services. The possibility drew thousands of applications from...
CA: School districts are struggling to keep up with surging special education needs
Governing.com Over the past decade, the number of students with disabilities in American schools has exploded. In San Diego County, the trend has been particularly acute. In 2015, La Mesa Spring Valley Schools, for example, served 1,424 students with disabilities. By...
NH: NH lawmakers question school voucher program tracking
Valley News New Hampshire lawmakers charged with overseeing the state’s $50 million school voucher program are raising concerns about how the program tracks academic progress for the nearly 10,600 students enrolled. The Children’s Scholarship Fund New Hampshire, the...
TX: AP Exclusive: The private school choice boom leaves behind many kids in public school
Texarkana Gazette The Catholic school tour ended, and Maria Contreras felt an overwhelming desire to enroll her 7-year-old. But first, a difficult question for the principal. The second-grader has trouble focusing. He doesn't listen to teachers and runs around the...
IA: Cedar Rapids sees progress on restraints, more work ahead
The Gazette At a school board work session last week, the Cedar Rapids school district reported that the number of students restrained in response to aggressive behavior has dropped considerably. Between 2018 and 2021, restraints were used 4,145 times. From 2023 to...
MD: School board to work with unions to expand use of cameras in special ed classrooms
The Frederick News-Post The Frederick County school board voted 6-0 on Wednesday to move forward with a memorandum of understanding with its three labor unions on a limited expansion of its camera pilot program in special education classrooms. The implementation of...
MI: Michigan seeks to improve graduation rates for students with disabilities
WILX Michigan education officials are expanding efforts to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. The Michigan Department of Education said recent gains in graduation rates and other performance measures demonstrate progress, but officials say additional...
