Posts filed under: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

June 2
WUWM-FM (Milwaukee Public Radio)
Project Milwaukee: The Challenges of Special Education
Today, we report on the growing number of MPS children facing learning, behavioral and physical challenges. As Erin Toner reports, the district has been fighting a lawsuit that claims MPS has failed such students, while the district insists it is making progress.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, education, inclusion, public policy

May 19
Greene County (Ind.) Daily World
Special Ed Co-op changes mind on one new pre-school site
The Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative administration has listened to concerns a parent recently brought up about planned changes in the developmental pre-school program for next school year.
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Filed Under: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, education, public policy

March 27
Worcester (Mass.) Telegram
Late senator’s son touts health reform
It has been seven months since Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died, so it was a bittersweet occasion Tuesday when President Barack Obama signed into law the health care reform the senator made part of his life’s work, one of his sons said yesterday.
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Filed Under: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, healthcare, long-term care

March 23
San Francisco Chronicle
Learning disability ruling holds schools liable
Parents of a child with learning disabilities can sue a school district for ignoring the problems and failing to arrange tutoring or other educational help, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, education, public policy

March 20
The (Morristown, N.J.) Daily Record
Morris students want more time with special education classmates
Montville High School senior Rusty Van Riper would see the students with disabilities sit together at lunch with their adult aides and after quickly eating, retreat to their self-contained classroom.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, disability awareness, education, inclusion, public policy

March 16
Asbury Park (N.J.) Press
Special-education stimulus funds diverted to other costs in Monmouth and Ocean counties
Kim Vaccaro of Brick wasn't aware that last year's federal stimulus package included a $2.4 million grant to help her district enhance its special education program.
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Filed Under: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, education, inclusion, public policy

March 8
ABC 2 (Baltimore)
Baltimore Schools Settle 26 Year Old Disability Lawsuit
Top school officials were all hugs and smiles today as they made the announcement.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, education, inclusion, public policy

Feb. 26
The New York Times
Nudging Schools to Help Students With Learning Disabilities
WHEN it comes to special education, Becky McGee and her 19-year-old son, Kyle, feel as if they’ve seen it all.
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Filed Under: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, education, learning disability, public policy

Jan. 27
Education Week
Charters: Students With Disabilities Need Not Apply?
With the Obama administration and many state governors calling for more charter schools, it may be time for policymakers to address directly the issue of these schools’ imbalanced enrollment of students with disabilities.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, education

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