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August 03, 2012

GAO: Transition for Students With Disabilities Can, Must Improve

The different agencies only coordinate their activities to an extent and don't ever reflect on how effectively they work together, the Government Accountability Office said.  Read Full Post >

July 11, 2012

GAO Questions Effectiveness of Federal Disability Work Programs

The GAO wasn't impressed by the array of 45 programs attempting to improve employment for people with disabilities.  Read Full Post >

June 20, 2012

South Carolina Files Motion to Stall $36 Million Special Ed. Penalty

The state filed a motion for a stay in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to put off the penalty, in part to continue fighting the U.S. Department of Education over whether it should have been levied at all. South Carolina also worries about the financial repercussions  Read Full Post >

June 04, 2012

South Carolina Won't Get Hearing on Special Ed. Penalty

The Education Department gave South Carolina a year to find a way to come up with the $36 million it faces losing, permanently, by putting off a $36 million penalty until this October. Earlier this year, the state was denied another one-year delay of the loss in federal money. In a letter to state Superintendent Mick Zais late last month, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan denied the request for a hearing.  Read Full Post >

May 23, 2012

Details of Romney's School Choice Plan Emerge

Students who use the choice option to attend private schools would have to participate in state standardized testing, and states getting federal money for disadvantaged students and students with disabilities will have to create open-enrollment plans.  Read Full Post >

May 15, 2012

Feds Offer Guidelines on Discouraging Restraints, Seclusion

Among 15 principles developed by the agency, one says that policies restricting restraint and seclusion of students should apply to all students, not just students with disabilities.  Read Full Post >

May 02, 2012

Senators, Advocates Call for Increase, Improvement in Teaching Braille

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urged to consult stakeholders and write new regulations for the education plans of students who are blind or visually impaired and give guidance to school districts on teaching Braille reading and writing.  Read Full Post >

April 30, 2012

Bill Would Pay to Train Teachers of Students With Autism

School districts would partner with universities or nonprofit organizations to create training programs for general education teachers who have a many high-functioning students with autism in their classes.  Read Full Post >

April 23, 2012

Feds Resolve Issues In Memphis Over Students With Health Problems

The Education Department's office for civil rights was investigating in part to see if there was a difference in whether and what services students were offered because of their race.  Read Full Post >

April 17, 2012

S.C. Chief Asks Lawmakers for $36 Million More for Special Education

The federal government is expected to cut the money from South Carolina's share of federal special education dollars on Oct. 1, a penalty for past cuts the state made to its own budget for working with students with disabilities.  Read Full Post >

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