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At a heated Green Bay school board meeting May 19, commenters raised concerns about the integrity of the board in the wake of former board member Kou Lee’s resignation and questioned what the ...
The number of children awaiting a place in a special class could not be confirmed to the education committee, with the minister saying the figure changes every day.
The proposed rule change would allow schools to move students exhibiting dangerous behaviors to a more restrictive environment while formally assessing the student’s behavior to create a targeted ...
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Blount County Schools Director Justin Ridge has called for the firing of Kathryn Goins, a tenured special education teacher, because of several disturbing incidents ...
“I would be so concerned about where these parents are going to turn.” Donelli’s experience mirrors the broader special education landscape since Trump took office in January.
Traditional school districts typically have on-staff homebound special-education providers who can travel from the central office based on student needs. “The bigger issue is that very few charters ...
Texas school district spending for contracted special education services has increased by 75% in the past five years, TEA data show, now greater than $180 million per year.
Special education advocates are split on whether two proposed bills are the best steps forward in tackling concerns about the quality of student services, cost and accountability. Leaders of the ...
She has said that only Congress, which created the Department of Education in 1979, has the power to abolish it. “There isn’t a specific timeline,” McMahon said on the closing of the department.
President Trump announced Friday that the Education Department would no longer manage the nation’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio or supervise “special needs” programs in a major shake ...
Public education consultant and former state Rep. Dan Huberty, one of the special education funding commission’s leaders, called the bill “a legacy builder” for Bettencourt.