Despite scrutiny, special education money flows to for-profit residential treatment centers

Many for-profit residential facilities in the so-called troubled teen industry nationwide that claim to treat severe mental ...

Families confront HISD board over special education program's changes and investigation

The HISD board of managers addressed the community for the first time since the Trump administration launched an ...
EdSource

California’s $2.4 billion special education boost addresses critical needs, but challenges remain

Gov. Gavin Newsom's May budget revision proposes a $2.4 billion increase in the state’s funding of special education. If the ...

Kutztown University launches tuition-free special education certification program

The school announced the launch of an accelerated, tuition-free certification pathway designed to prepare more highly ...
WV MetroNews

Statler focused on needs of school systems in special education funding

The chairman of the House of Delegates Education Committee continues to emphasize the need for more state funding to address rising costs to provide special education. Joe Statler Chairman Joe Statler ...
EdSource

Parents’ guide to 504 plans and IEPs: What they are and how they’re different

EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities (Rebroadcast) Each year, a greater percentage of students in California qualify for special education. Last ...
Community Impact

Houston ISD to limit special education class sizes under new model in 2026-27 school year

Houston ISD will be implementing a new approach to special education in the 2026-27 school year that district leaders say will better student and teacher experiences through reduced class sizes, ...