Education
Children With Disabilities Face Special Back-To-School Challenges
For children with special needs returning to the classroom, mask-wearing is the least of their troubles.
Students In Special Ed At High Risk Of COVID-19 See Few School Options
In places with no remote learning and where masks are optional, students with disabilities who are at high risk for serious disease if they contract COVID-19 have no good options, parents say.
Ed Department Issues Guidance On IEPs During Pandemic
Federal officials say that IEP teams must consider everything from goals to masks to compensatory education to ensure that students with disabilities are provided FAPE during the pandemic.
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Ed Department Expands Investigations Of Mask Policies And Disability Rights
Not long after opening investigations into whether bans on mask mandates in five states violate the civil rights of students with disabilities, the Education Department is initiating another.
Pandemic Leaves Families Of Children In Special Ed Feeling Left Behind
With a wildly spreading delta variant, many families of vulnerable children with disabilities feel forgotten by state and school leaders and disregarded by those who reject mask wearing.
Ed Department: Mask Mandate Bans May Violate Rights Of Students With Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education is opening investigations into five states where officials say limits on school mask mandates may be in violation of federal disability laws.
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Feds Say Nearly Every State Short On Special Educators
Schools in almost every state are scrambling to find enough special education teachers to meet demand as they welcome students back for the new academic year.
Growing Up Is Hard, Especially For Young People With Disabilities
Young adults with disabilities say the transition to adulthood is filled with extra challenges and schools, disability providers and health officials need to better prepare families.
Ed Department Weighs In On Special Ed Requirements Amid Ongoing Pandemic
As many students with disabilities return to school in person for the first time in over a year, federal education officials are spelling out what districts nationwide need to do to serve them.
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Schools Settle With Justice Department Over Discipline Of Students With Autism
Federal investigators found that officials in one district made parents pick up their kids, disciplined students for disability-related behavior and called law enforcement to remove students.
Parents Of High-Risk Students Face Tough Decisions Amid Delta Surge
With many schools making masks optional, parents of children with disabilities and other health issues that put them at high risk for COVID-19 are left with few options to keep their kids safe.
Schools Struggling To Find Paraprofessionals
The need for aides in special education is "desperate" as schools compete with Amazon and other employers to attract workers willing to take on the job's lower pay and high demands.