69传媒

Special Education Policy

Get insights into the federal, state, and local rules and polices regarding special education
Photo of teacher working with hearing-impaired student.
E+
Special Education How Special Education Might Change Under Trump: 5 Takeaways
Less funding and more administrative chaos could be on the horizon鈥攂ut basic building blocks like IDEA appear likely to remain.
Mark Lieberman, November 21, 2024
•
7 min read
A teenage girl from the back looks through the bars, the fenced barrier, at the White House in Washington, D.C.
iStock/Getty Images
Special Education How Trump's Policies Could Affect Special Education
The new administration's stance on special education isn't yet clear鈥攂ut efforts to revamp federal policy could have ripple effects.
Mark Lieberman, November 18, 2024
•
13 min read
Photo of teacher and blind student using braille slate.
E+
English Learners English Learners With Disabilities: The Rules 69传媒 Have to Follow
69传媒 can't force English learners with disabilities to choose between special ed. and language instruction鈥攁nd other tips from OCR.
Ileana Najarro, November 14, 2024
•
4 min read
Education Week opinion letters submissions
Gwen Keraval for Education Week
Special Education Letter to the Editor 69传媒 Must Do Better to Meet IDEA Requirements
More states must follow through on this law.
September 19, 2023
•
1 min read
Image of a classroom under a magnifying glass.
Tarras79 and iStock/Getty
Special Education Do More to Ensure 69传媒 Meet Obligations to 69传媒 With Disabilities, Feds Tell States
States must have "robust" systems to ensure schools obey federal special education law, new guidance says.
Evie Blad, July 27, 2023
•
4 min read
A paraprofessional guides a student back to his gym class while participating in remote learning at his home in Wharton, N.J.
Paraprofessional Jessica Wein guides Josh Nazzaro back to his gym class while participating in remote learning at his home in Wharton, N.J., in 2020. New research adds to long-standing critiques of federal funding for special education.
Seth Wenig/AP
Special Education What the Research Says Federal Special Ed. Funding Is Woefully Inequitable, New Studies Show
Outdated funding formulas continue to widen gaps that shortchange students with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, researchers say.
Mark Lieberman, June 1, 2022
•
5 min read
Richard Corcoran, the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Education sits next to Florida Department of Education Board Chair Andy Tuck as they listen to speakers during Thursday morning's Florida Department of Education meeting. The board members of the Florida Department of Education met Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the Florida State College at Jacksonville's Advanced Technology Center in Jacksonville, Fla. to take care of routine business but then held public comments before a vote to remove critical race theory from Florida classrooms.
Richard Corcoran, Florida鈥檚 education commissioner, and Andy Tuck, the chair of the state鈥檚 board of education, listen to speakers at a meeting聽 in June.
Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP
Special Education Florida Changed Rules for Special Education 69传媒. Why Many Say It鈥檚 Wrong
The new rule contains a more specific definition of what it means to have a 鈥渕ost significant cognitive disability.鈥�
Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times, November 4, 2021
•
7 min read
Special Education School Districts Struggle With Special Education Costs
For decades, special education advocates have urged the federal government to "fully fund" the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Here are some examples 'ripped from the headlines' of how the funding gap is affecting school districts.
Corey Mitchell, January 22, 2020
•
2 min read
Equity & Diversity Dealing With Dyslexia: 'It's Almost Like It's a Naughty Word' (Video)
When Scott Gann learned his son Dustin had dyslexia, he was shocked at the school's reaction. No one there wanted to use the word.
Lisa Stark, May 24, 2019
•
2 min read
Special Education Ed. Dept. Reverts to Original Timeline for Rules on Racial Bias in Special Education
The action is expected to prompt a scramble among states relying on an earlier delay in the policy involving disproportional representation of minorities in special education.
Christina A. Samuels, May 21, 2019
•
2 min read
Special Education Education Department to Appeal Decision on Special Education Bias Rule
The action is the latest in a long-running legal dispute that has the potential to affect millions of dollars in federal special education funding.
Christina A. Samuels, May 8, 2019
•
1 min read
Special Education Who Gets Special Education Services? It Depends on Where You Live, GAO Report Finds
States identify students with disabilities at varying rates because because of different state and district policies, says a report from the Government Accountability Office, a federal watchdog agency.
Christina A. Samuels, April 25, 2019
•
2 min read
Special Education Spec. Ed. Ruling 'Moving Toward Implementation' a Month After Judge's Decision
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was asked why it has taken so long to get guidance to states about a ruling that could affect how many districts use their federal special education money.
Christina A. Samuels, April 10, 2019
•
2 min read
Special Education What Special Education Cuts Are Really Proposed in the Trump Budget?
Social media has been full of anger over a special education "cut" that isn't really a part of the Trump administration's proposed budget.
Christina A. Samuels, March 27, 2019
•
2 min read
Load More 鈻�