Finding those funds can be a challenge. Special education is legally underfunded at multiple levels of government. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the federal government ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon clashes with Democrat Rep. Watson Coleman in fiery hearing over Trump’s plan to shrink the Department of Education and return power to states.

So far, the higher ed lobby has successfully defeated proposed risk-sharing plans such as the one included in a Republican bill from the last Congress, known as the College Cost Reduction Act. But now ...

The complaint asserts that KIPP staff didn’t schedule the standard IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting with the family or provide any services. They did, however, take attendance. “A review of ...

Special education advocates say they’ve often seen districts make allegations of neglect to retaliate against parents who push to get their child’s special education needs met.

It is federal law that any child in the public school system who receives special education and services have an IEP. Examples of students who would benefit from an IEP include those with hearing ...

Today, students with disabilities are guaranteed access to an Individualized Education Plan, known as an IEP. The plan allows schools to adjust their approach to meet the student's learning needs.

For example, in Hartford, which educates more than 4,000 students with disabilities, about 33% of its total education budget, or around $151 million, goes toward special education, Mayor Arunan ...

Under this bill, special education students would receive an amount based on the individualized education program that could not exceed $30,000, and homeschool students would receive $2,000. There ...

Examples of students who would benefit from an IEP include those with hearing impairment, autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia. Each student’s individual education plan is meant to be unique to their ...

It had been over a year since Carla and Byron Scott’s 10-year-old son, Tyler, was diagnosed with ADHD, autism, and adjustment disorder. The couple questioned whether Tyler’s teachers in ...

The Department of Education helps ensure equality for all school children regardless of their race or disability, said David Johns, CEO and executive director of the National Black Justice Collective.