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In CT, a clash over proposed change to special education transition services

When 20-year-old Kassiani Nicolakis describes her special education transition program at The Foundation School in Milford, her voice is full of excitement. “They let me be who I am,” she says. The ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

New Poway Unified Transition Program class has special needs students cooking up new skills

Giancarlo Valdez aspires to work in a restaurant someday, while Cristin Mejia and Amy Rabello want to become better cooks at home. While each of these young adults with special needs has a different ...
EdSource

Vocational training programs for special education students teach work, life skills

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) As guests check out of El Capitan Hotel in downtown Merced, a group of students wearing Merced County Office of ...
kjrh.com

Sand Springs Public Schools adds transition program for special education graduates

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — A new law authorizes school districts to issue alternate diplomas to students in the alternate assessment program. In part, school districts are implementing a new pathway for ...
The Connecticut Mirror

In CT, a clash over proposed change to special education transition services

Kassiani Nicolakis stands in the Foundation School's art room before class on March 20, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror When 20-year-old Kassiani Nicolakis describes her special education ...