Education
Ed Department Details Plans To Outsource Special Education, Relocate Staff
Federal education officials are offering up more specifics about their plans to offload many special ed responsibilities, but their efforts to reassure stakeholders are doing little to ease concerns.
Most States Fail To Meet IDEA Requirements, Feds Say
Over half of states are not living up to their obligations under federal special education law, with many receiving a failing grade from the U.S. Department of Education multiple years in a row.
The Ed Department Is Outsourcing Special Education. Here’s What That Means For Students With Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education's transfer of its special education and civil rights offices is likely to cause confusion and disarray, advocates warn, as a key Senate panel considers blocking the move.
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Preschools Disproportionately Kick Out Kids With Disabilities
Children with disabilities as young as 2 are being suspended and expelled from school often for behaviors that are related to their diagnoses, according to a new report detailing their experiences.
Ed Department Strikes Deal To Offload Special Education
The Trump administration is making good on a long-promised plan to shift responsibility for many special education programs out of the U.S. Department of Education.
Ed Department Sued Over Special Education Cuts
Multiple states are suing after the U.S. Department of Education abruptly canceled millions of dollars in grants that were supposed to go toward training special education teachers.
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Wealthy Students More Likely To Get Disability Accommodations, Study Finds
Section 504 plans are one of the most important sources of disability services in schools. Why are well-off families their biggest beneficiaries?
Vouchers Fuel Surge In Special Ed Evaluations, Straining Public Schools
One state's $1 billion school voucher program prompted requests from thousands of families who sought to show their children had disabilities qualifying them for additional funding for private school.
How Much Do Schools Spend On Special Education? Feds Aim To Find Out
For the first time in more than two decades, federal officials are moving forward with plans to find out just how much schools across the nation are spending on students with disabilities.
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Pipeline Turns Classroom Paraprofessionals Into Teachers
With tuition assistance and a paid apprenticeship, an initiative is allowing classroom aides to join the teaching ranks — including working as special educators — in their own communities.
Ed Department Unleashes $144 Million For Special Education
The Trump administration will send millions more to states to support students with disabilities — in some cases allowing IDEA funds to assist children before they're even born.
Ed Department Investigating School District Over Plan To Centralize Special Education
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into one of the nation's largest school districts over efforts to relocate many students with disabilities.