2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of modern special education. In 1975 Congress passed what’s now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA. Throughout the year, Boston 25 News is celebrating the achievements of students and educators. We’re also highlighting the challenges and barriers that still exist in our state for young people with special needs.
The 74 Texas school leaders are hopeful that a pair of bills making their way through the state legislature could help to close an estimated $1.7 billion special education funding gap and better equip schools to handle a dramatic rise in the number of children with...
Jeffco Transcript Parents of several kindergarten students at a Jefferson County elementary school have come forward in recent months with concerns about repeated classroom evacuations, student injuries, and growing anxiety among their children, all tied to the...
Bonner County Daily Bee The Idaho Senate on Tuesday narrowly killed a bill that would have provided $3 million to fund services for high-needs students. The bill came the same year an independent evaluations office released a report that found the state’s K-12 public...
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