A heavy federal focus on compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act hasn't made much of a difference where it counts: students' test scores and dropout rates, among other measures. Read Full Post >
The potential cuts to special education "could translate into the layoffs of more than 10,000 teachers, aides, and other staff who provide essential instruction and other support to 6.6 million children with disabilities," U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. Read Full Post >
The National School Boards Association is seeking a far less heavy-handed version of proposed federal legislation and exemptions from any national law for states with their own guidance or legislation. Read Full Post >
Advocates say the state education department is falling short of ensuring that the Jackson district provides services required under federal law for students with disabilities. Read Full Post >
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 >
The next question, one advocate says, is once they get in, how are they doing? Read Full Post >
The Senate Appropriations Committee affirmed a federal edict that school districts maintain how much they spend on special education from year to year. Read Full Post >
A U.S. Senate subcommittee voted to increase spending for young and school-age children with disabilities, but it remains to be seen whether the increases will stick in the long run. Read Full Post >
Results of a new survey by the Council for Exceptional Children show that special education directors still dealing with the effects of the economic downturn are almost universally concerned about the 8 percent budget cut the federal action—or inaction depending on how you look at it—will trigger. Read Full Post >
Yes, according to an attorney whose son with autism is in a private school, at New York City's expense. Read Full Post >
Recent Comments