
Bill looks to boost special ed. funding
(Calif.) A coalition of key members of both the state Senate and Assembly have introduced legislation aimed at better equalizing special education money between regions.
CONTINUE READING(Calif.) A coalition of key members of both the state Senate and Assembly have introduced legislation aimed at better equalizing special education money between regions.
CONTINUE READING(Va.) Officials in one of Virginia’s largest school districts are looking to revise a number of policies and practices related to special education in the wake of a report raising racial inequality issues.
CONTINUE READING(Calif.) Beginning next year, teachers and district personnel assigned to serve students with disabilities will be restricted in the use of physical or mechanical restraint and seclusion, under legislation signed by the governor earlier this week.
CONTINUE READING(Calif.) The governor’s plan to provide $100 million in one-time money to support the preparation and retention of special education teachers probably won’t solve California’s long-standing shortages, a representative of the non-partisan Legislative Analyst said Tuesday.
CONTINUE READING(District of Columbia) Throughout the U.S. schools are failing to prepare students with disabilities to enter the workforce after high school, often by funneling them into work readiness programs that emphasize manual labor or menial tasks, research shows.
CONTINUE READING(Mich.) More infants and toddlers would receive special education services prior to enrolling in school under spending proposed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for next year’s state budget.
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