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 >
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 >
Georgia's 27-year-old Quality Basic Education Act may give schools a financial incentive to segregate students with disabilities. Read Full Post >
The state is reworking its grading system for schools, and some worry that if special centers for students with disabilities go ungraded, special education students will be pushed out of traditional schools. Read Full Post >
The state is putting off a change to its state testing program that would have cut back on the use of readers on reading tests for some students with disabilities. Read Full Post >
The state board of education banned the use of readers on some state tests, whether that means people or computer software that read text aloud, an accommodation used by some students with disabilities, who also use this kind of help in class every day. Read Full Post >
Anthony Herrera could become ill if he takes high-stakes tests, his mother said, and he was discriminated against because he wouldn't take them. An investigation found he wasn't the victim of discrimination, but Anthony won't take the tests this year, anyway. Read Full Post >
The new version of the state's voucher program passed its first legal challenge, and lawmakers are considering expanding the program to make it available to all students. Read Full Post >
But states have to take steps to change policies and practices related to gifted students to reap the benefits these students could one day provide to the entire country. Read Full Post >
Parents have dropped their lawsuit over past tuition because future tuition payments seem secure, but a suit filed against them questions the vouchers' constitutionality. Read Full Post >
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