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CT: UConn grapples with the legacy of a CT institution for the disabled

by kids1stadvocac | Nov 11, 2025 | State

CT Mirror English professor Brenda Brueggemann had driven by the memorial stone, the grassy grove, and the architectural shells of the shuttered institution every day for years on her way to teach at the University of Connecticut. The campus of the former Mansfield...

VT: New data shows IEP prevalence at Vermont’s private schools

by kids1stadvocac | Oct 14, 2025 | State

Vermont Public Vermont’s private schools have long bristled at the notion that they cherry-pick their students. Those claims come from public education advocates, who say independent schools that benefit from taxpayer funds nevertheless turn away students with higher...

CT: Several Connecticut special education programs failed to provide services during 2022-23 school year: state audit

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 23, 2025 | State

Yahoo News The State of Connecticut released an audit on Wednesday, Sept. 10, showing that private providers of special education did not fully deliver the required services, and showed deficiencies that threatened the quality and safety of learning for children...

LA: New Orleans charter school goes private to avoid closure

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 9, 2025 | State

nola.com Vera Triplett knew the state had her New Orleans charter school in its sights. Last December, Louisiana’s state board of education was on the verge of closing Noble Minds Institute for Whole Child Learning due to repeated F’s on its state report card....

When it comes to serving students with disabilities, how are Catholic schools doing?

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 2, 2025 | Federal

OSV News The National Catholic Educational Association’s 2024-2025 annual statistical report expanded its section on serving students with special needs and suggested that disability inclusion in Catholic schools is on the rise. It stated 75.5% of U.S. Catholic...
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