Special education
A 2012 settlement agreement required Newark Public Schools to reach 95% compliance with federal and state timelines for identifying and evaluating students with disabilities.
The number of Newark Public Schools students in need of special education services is rising. During the first week of school, some students with disabilities missed class due to enrollment issues.
U.S. officials say the MDE misled districts about what they were entitled to provide for students with disabilities during COVID closures.
Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Park District offer limited options and many parents find themselves spending thousands to ensure their children have support through the summer
State officials acknowledged that some students still have commutes over an hour, but said they believe the district has made ‘sufficient progress.’
Schools are too often punishing and excluding special education students with behavioral issues, Tennessee Disability Coalition says
The foundation is launching a new grant program aimed at providing city schools with more resources to develop, support, and increase achievement outcomes for Newark’s students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
The bill sponsor cited too much last-minute pushback from defenders of seclusion.
Many educators saw a kid who was too hard and whom they could not support. But my son is so much more than his non-verbal autism diagnosis.
Young adults at Rikers are entitled to attend the Education Department’s East River Academy and work towards a high school diploma or GED.
The lawsuit, filed in response to pandemic disruptions to student services, has repeatedly faced legal setbacks. But it might finally move forward following a judge’s decision.
Parents and advocates testified for hours in support of a bill to ban seclusion in Colorado schools, calling the practice ‘inhumane.’ But some school officials pushed back.
No testing requirements, anti-discrimination language, or program evaluation plan are included.
The NYC School Bus App, developed in partnership with the rideshare company Via, allows parents to track their kids’ buses in real time.
Following an outcry from school staffers and advocates over the planned cuts, Education Department spokesperson Nathaniel Styer said earlier this week “we can confirm that there are no school-based cuts happening to D75.”
The cuts would gut extracurricular programming, thin out supply budgets, and exacerbate an already severe paraprofessional shortage, staffers from four District 75 schools told Chalkbeat.
The room at Burkhart Elementary is open to students who need a break so they can be ready to learn.
Lack of access to school buildings has long been a barrier for students with physical disabilities.
Parents and advocates say traditional open houses may fill up quickly or gloss over special education.
Some advocates call for a larger overhaul of the system for determining who is eligible for special education.