Special education
State-funded initiatives are working to strengthen child care teachers’ knowledge and confidence in working with young children with disabilities and developmental delays.
The Office for Students with Disabilities is phasing out two departments and reassigning 65 new roles to work directly with schools, an internal email from Chicago Public Schools shows. The changes aim to put high-quality instruction before compliance, a top district official said.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law requiring public schools to provide parents with a written statement of items to be discussed at an annual Individualized Education Program meeting for students with disabilities.
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s plans to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and ordered the agency to bring back hundreds of employees it laid off earlier this year.
Some Detroit school board members are concerned about the amount of time it takes for students to be evaluated for special education services.
Advocates warn that transferring federal special education oversight to another department could weaken enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other disability rights laws, while jeopardizing funding, research, and implementation.
Seclusion is the practice of shutting a student in a room alone. Parents say it is misused and traumatic, while educators describe it as a necessary last resort.
Multiple laws say the Education Department is responsible for overseeing funding and services for children with disabilities. Shifting that to another agency would require an act of Congress, several experts said.
Disability rights cases historically have made up the largest share of civil rights complaints. Now the office is focused on claims of campus antisemitism.
Only 10 of Colorado’s 179 school districts included a separate tally in their annual reviews of how many of their students were secluded last school year. The lack of information makes it impossible to understand the scope of this controversial practice.
Disability rights groups have raised the alarm about a lawsuit over gender dysphoria, saying it could end longstanding protections in schools and health settings.
Standing up for children with disabilities has been a primary role of the Education Department’s civil rights office
School funding, school choice, special education, and civil rights could all be affected by the Trump administration's approach to education policy.
The latest bill generates many of the same concerns that helped sink his 2024 proposal.
NYC is trying to convince thousands of private school families to waive their legal rights. Here’s what legal advocates say they should consider before signing.
The shortage is causing students to miss out on behavior support, vocational training, and it's even preventing some students from getting to school.
Newark Public Schools students with disabilities learn about consent, inclusivity, and healthy relationships through Planned Parenthood’s sex education workshops.
Special education teachers keep leaving the profession, even as more students are being diagnosed. Efforts to attract more teachers to the field have had limited success.
It's not yet clear who will replace interim principal Johnny Ventura, or when.
Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education might affect funding and civil rights protections for students with disabilities. Or the impact could be relatively minor.