by kids1stadvocac | Oct 7, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive A persistent shortage of special education teachers nationwide is leading to a lack of supports and services needed to help students with disabilities thrive in schools, according to an investigation by a federal civil rights panel. The growing...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 7, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive The lagging number of state policies addressing teacher shortages is exacerbating poor academic outcomes for the growing population of students with disabilities and English learners, according to a new report from the nonprofit National Council on Teacher...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 9, 2025 | Federal
Ed Week Twenty-five ongoing projects related to special education got cancellation notices on Friday night from the U.S. Department of Education, imminently jeopardizing more than $30 million worth of federally funded efforts in 14 states to help educators better...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 1, 2025 | State
Insight Into Academia Amid a persistent statewide shortage of special education teachers, a pioneering apprenticeship program aims to change the game in Pennsylvania. Gwynedd Mercy University (GMercyU), the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU), and Bucks County...
