This article was published on Education Week by Andrew Ujifusa on March 8, 2021. The Senate’s COVID-19 relief package that includes more than $120 billion in direct aid for K-12 schools and students now heads back to the House. And the bill is now very close to getting President Joe Biden’s signature. But while the […]
This article was published on Bethesda Magazine by Caitlynn Peetz on March 3, 2021. A second local family has filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County school system alleging their special education child was assaulted by a classmate because individual aides failed to supervise them. The family, unnamed in court documents, says that their young […]
This article was published on the Florida Phoenix by Danielle J.Brown on March 3, 2021. State Rep. Bobby DuBose is pushing lawmakers to outright ban the traumatic practice of secluding students and limit other restrictions facing children, particularly those with disabilities in Florida. DuBose, a Democrat who represents part of Broward County, has filed legislation […]
This article was published on WCPO by Abby Dawn on March 2, 2021. CINCINNATI — The parent of a Walnut Hills High School student who has disabilities filed a lawsuit alleging that Cincinnati Public Schools failed to provide legally required education during the pandemic. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, names […]
This article was published on WDRB by Kevin Wheatley and Valerie Chinn on March 1, 2021. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced Jefferson County Public Schools to quickly transition to remote learning, students had been suspended nearly 16,000 times during the 2019-20 school year. Since then, overall behavior referrals at JCPS have […]
This article was published on HealthDay by Cara Murez on February 19, 2021. FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When clinical psychologist Maggie Sibley thinks about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, she worries most about the older teens who may drop out of high school and […]
This article was published on KOB by Joy Wang on February 26, 2021. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- House Bill 222 would create an ombudsman program to advocate for families that have children with special needs. Jennifer Sanchez said having a child with special needs in the education system can be overwhelming. “I was given a pamphlet and […]
This article was published on Fox Baltimore by Chris Papst on February 24, 2021. BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Thousands of students, especially those with disabilities, continue to fall behind as many schools remain closed to in-person learning. But a movement is underway nationally to hold school systems accountable. And that movement has come to Maryland. In […]
This article was published on KMOV by Caroline Hecker on February 23, 2021. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) — St. Louis County is allocating $160,000 in federal CARES Act funding to help provide free tutoring to students with special needs. The program, a partnership between Miriam Learning Center and the county’s library system, will offer […]
This article was published on Maine Public by Robbie Feinberg on February 22, 2021. The state is requiring immediate new program placements and instruction for young students with disabilities after a report found that dozens were waiting for services in York County. The decision comes after a complaint from Disability Rights Maine that young children with disabilities weren’t […]
