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How Schools Make Up for the Feds’ Unfulfilled Special Ed. Funding Commitment
[ad_1] Pop quiz: How many times has the federal government fulfilled its original commitment to supply 40 percent of the average per-pupil…
What Educators Need to Know About Dyslexia—and Why It’s Not Something to ‘Fix’
[ad_1] A few decades ago, people born with dyslexia typically had no idea why they struggled to read, or failed to read…
Don’t Count Them Out: Dyscalculia Support from PreK-Career
[ad_1] Did you know that a staggering 94% of jobs globally demand basic math skills? This creates a barrier for the 105+…
Biden Administration Scraps Medicaid Change for Special Ed. Services
[ad_1] The Department of Education is withdrawing a proposal that sought to streamline how schools bill Medicaid for the mental health and…
Schools Lag in IDing Kids Who Need Special Education. Are They Catching Up?
[ad_1] States Begin to Tackle Backlog in Spec Ed. Identification Schools fell far behind in identifying students for special education services during…
3 Things Every Teacher Should Know About Learning Differences
[ad_1] Teachers often graduate from their preparation programs without a firm grounding in common learning differences like dyslexia, which affects the ability…
How Special Education Might Change Under Trump: 5 Takeaways
[ad_1] Students with disabilities are among the K-12 populations most likely to feel the impacts if some of President-elect Trump’s most radical…
How Trump’s Policies Could Affect Special Education
[ad_1] Students with disabilities and their families could experience significant ripple effects from the incoming Trump administration’s pledges to dramatically scale back…
The Essential Skill Students With Learning Differences Need
[ad_1] It’s not enough for schools to help students with learning differences or disabilities shore up their academic weaknesses. Students also need…
Lead Exposure Has Plagued Special Education in Flint. Can $10 Million Fix It?
[ad_1] Millions of dollars will go to improving the special education system in Flint, Mich.’s schools—part of a legal settlement meant to…