This comes as the school district faces a $730 million budget deficit. Chicago Public Schools officials say the changes are ...

Meedra Surrate, executive director of Parent Information Center, talks experience championing the cause and goals for special ...

For far too long, we’ve patched holes instead of building a CT system that works. It’s time for real, structural change — because our kids deserve better.

The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance held public hearings on the state budget in Wausau, Kaukauna, West ...

An Allentown School District budget discussion this week featured questions about the stability of federal funding and calls for greater investment in special education. The forum Thursday drew ...

The shrinking number of special ed teachers adds to schools’ pressures. Federal statistics show that there's not only a shortage of special education teachers, but also a "quality shortage" -- a ...

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

Teaching is not dramatically different in mainstream and special education settings, but teachers do require training, resources and support ...

Other points they mentioned include, not replacing retired or resigned positions, restructuring services like the paraprofessional program, and cutting special education resources.

There are systemic problems with a lack of training, resources being directed away from special education, communication failures and families continuously having to fight for services, Darria ...

However, students receiving special education services statewide account for nearly 15% — more than 82,000 children in the 2023-24 school year. For some districts, that percentage is even higher.

Parents and paraeducators in attendance Thursday called for additional special education resources. ... Cuff said direct costs for special education services for 2023-24 were $72.5 million with ...