Special Education

Prekindergarten Gains

Submitted 304 days ago

Enrolling in prekindergarten programs can sharply reduce the special education enrollment rate among at-risk students, a new report finds.

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Parents of Pupils With Disabilities Sue Tenn. District OverRestraints

Submitted 304 days ago

The parents of five students with disabilities have filed lawsuits against the Sumner County, Tenn., board of education and a special education teacher charged with child abuse.

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Autism Activist Quits Over Research Vote on Vaccine Link

Submitted 589 days ago

Alison Tepper Singer, an executive with the New York City-based Autism Speaks, resigned last week because of a disagreement with the advocacy group's stance on vaccines as a possible cause of autism.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekSpecialEducation/~4/519514563" height="1" width="1"/

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Mass. Requires Insurance Coverage for Autism

Submitted 33 days ago

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House Panel OKs Bill on Restraint, Seclusion

Submitted 202 days ago

A House Committee approved a bill that would regulate the use of restraint and seclusion on students in schools, and require any use of such practices to be reported to parents.

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Charters and Special Education

Submitted 202 days ago

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Suit Filed to Stop Teacher Furloughs in Hawaii

Submitted 316 days ago

The lawsuit alleges that the furloughs constitute an unlawful unilateral change in the programs and services these children receive.

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Education Week's Assistive-Tech Connections

Submitted 316 days ago

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Institute of Education Sciences to Open Three ResearchCenters