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Common Sense Media Launches Youth AI Safety Institute
Common Sense Media has launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, an independent research and testing organization focused on ensuring that AI products used by children and teens are safe and developmentally appropriate. The initiative comes as AI use among young people...
Ed Dept wants to end some IDEA data collections. How did stakeholders respond?
K-12 Dive A U.S. Department of Education proposal to remove certain data collections for racial disparities in special education has drawn opposition from special education organizations, disability rights advocacy groups and a coalition of state attorneys...
Screen time limits call for nuance, disability advocates say
K-12 Dive Amid growing calls to scale back screen time in schools, some organizations and education researchers are urging a more nuanced approach that considers the quality and purpose of technology — particularly for students with disabilities who rely on assistive...
How much do schools spend on special education? Feds aim to find out
Disability Scoop For the first time in more than two decades, federal officials are moving forward with plans to find out just how much schools across the nation are spending on students with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education is taking steps to...
12 Students with Disabilities Were Left Out of Their High School Yearbook
People Twelve students with disabilities were left out of their high school yearbook. The teens were omitted from Chapel Hill High School’s yearbook this year, according to WRAL. Parent Krista Caraway learned of the omission when she discovered that her two...
PA: Philadelphia will end separate support program for some special education students
Chalkbeat The Philadelphia school district plans to wind down a special education program that separates some students with additional learning needs into their own classrooms. The program, called Intensive Learning Support (ILS), is meant to help students who are...
PA: PA districts receive thousands in state grants to encourage special ed careers
pennlive.com The Pennsylvania Department of Education will award grants to 26 schools to encourage students interested in careers in special education. Education Secretary Carrie Rowe announced the awards as part of the Developing Future Special Educators program. The...
Senate Hearing Focuses on Charter Schools, Highlights Special Education
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing last Wednesday titled, “Meeting the Individual Needs of All Students: The Role of Charter Schools.” As Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gaveled in, his opening remarks focused on the need for...
Senate HELP Committee debates charter school expansion
Legis1 The Senate HELP Committee held a hearing on charter schools on Wednesday, May 20, that put a sharp spotlight on one of the Trump administration's core education priorities, while Democrats used the session to raise alarms about the dismantling of federal...
Pressure mounts for Ed Dept to release research funds
K-12 Dive The U.S. Department of Education is under pressure from K-12 and college groups, as well as a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, to release nearly $300 million in funding for education research. In a May 11 letter, a bipartisan group of 19 U.S....