Education
Controversial And Often Used Practices Cause Harm, Even Death, Among Students With Disabilities
With scant oversight, schools routinely restrain students or confine them in small rooms. Parents don't always know. Abuses and discrimination occur. Children are traumatized, injured, even die.
Pandemic, Staff Shortages Prompt Surge In Special Education Complaints
Complaint data from one state and interviews with advocates and educators suggest that schools are failing to provide legally required services to students with disabilities at record-high rates.
Ed Department Wants Expedited Evaluations For Students With Disabilities Who Move
Citing concerns from stakeholders, federal education officials are telling schools to do more to help students with disabilities who move from one district to another.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
Jury Awards $45 Million Over Alleged Abuse Of Students With Autism
The family of twins who are nonverbal has won a $45 million judgment against their school district after alleging that a teacher's aide used hand sanitizer to inflict pain on the children.
Not All Schools Use Restraint Or Seclusion. Here’s A Look At Some Alternatives
Each year, tens of thousands of American students — most of whom have disabilities — are restrained and secluded at school. But alternative approaches show the practices may not be necessary.
Feds Raise Red Flags About Delayed Special Ed Evaluations, Other IDEA Violations
New guidance warns that children suspected of having disabilities are waiting too long for evaluations and special education services are not being fully implemented for some young kids.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
Supreme Court To Weigh In On Special Ed Disputes
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case centering on how families and schools go about resolving disputes over services for students with disabilities.
Parents, Teachers Plead For Help Over Special Ed Staff Shortages
With special education staff stretched dangerously thin at some schools, concerns are being raised about compliance and safety for students with disabilities.
Ed Department Warns States Not To Waive Requirements For Special Education Teachers
Federal officials are telling states not to lower expectations for teacher qualifications even as schools struggle to fill openings in special education.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
There’s A Shortage Of Special Education Teachers — And That’s Nothing New
Schools are scrambling to fill special education slots by dangling bonuses and incentives. But, says one advocate, "that's kind of a Band-Aid on a bullet hole."
Kids With Autism Are Less Likely To Go To College. This Freshman Proved Educators Wrong
A mother and daughter celebrated an educational triumph when moving the 18-year-old student with autism into her dorm.
Lawsuit: Parents Say Special Education Cases Are Rigged Against Them
In just over a decade, hearing officers in one state ruled for parents in only 13 of 847 cases, according to a federal class action lawsuit.