In a recent review, the What Works Clearinghouse found that something called milieu teaching appears to have no discernible effects on prepping young children for school, and more research is needed about play-based interventions. Read Full Post >
Easter Seals says that each year there are about 5 million children at risk for developmental delays, but only about 1 million actually get early intervention services Read Full Post >
Among the work going on now is a review of practices across the district that will take inventory of the very best of these, then share them, something that doesn't always happen in the frenetic pace of a school year. Read Full Post >
After the What Works Clearinghouse reviewed 166 studies of the program, it found that none met its review protocol for early childhood education interventions for children with disabilities. Read Full Post >
The president proposes increasing spending under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which provides special education programs for infants and toddlers, by $20 million, for a total of $462.7 million. Read Full Post >
The city failed to provide special education services to about 1 in 4 students entitled to them during the 2009-10 school year, and the city's most elite high schools need to admit more students with disabilities. Read Full Post >
A federal judge has ruled that District of Columbia public schools must make sweeping changes to how young children with disabilities are located and served. Read Full Post >
Nationally, about 3 percent of children younger than three get services to address their disability or potential to have a disability, but data shows that as many as 13 percent of all children in that age group should be served. Read Full Post >
Researchers question whether the conclusions of a Fordham Institute report about the plight of high-achieving students was cause for alarm, and one group offers a solution to the problem: reinforcing students' math and reading skills when they are young. Read Full Post >
The U.S. Department of Education has issued new rules about how states and school districts should work with infants and toddlers with disabilities. Read Full Post >
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