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IEPs and 504s: What kinds of accommodations should neurodivergent students receive?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoDuring her son Ben's time in school, Alison Peetz became an expert in advocating for his needs. Ben...
Students with disabilities more likely to be snared by subjective school discipline rules
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCorrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story from The Hechinger Report misspelled...
How Are Kids with Disabilities Doing Post-COVID? Shamefully, We Still Don’t Know
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSince the start of the pandemic, we at the Center on Reinventing Public Education have had our eyes...
$1.7M research project to examine how public schools identify learning disabilities
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 22—HOUSTON — A University of Houston researcher is launching a new study to examine how elementary schools across Texas and Florida identify specific learning disabilities in students, ...
Bracing for a Tidal Wave of Unnecessary Special Education Referrals
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe have devoted our careers to ensuring students with disabilities can access the same opportunities...
Houchin introduces bill to help students with dyslexia
The Evening News and The Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 27—SOUTHERN INDIANA — Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.), and other members of Congress presented the 21st Century Dyslexia Act to help struggling students succeed in school. If passed, this bill ...
Guide to life insurance for parents of children with disabilities
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoCaring for a child with a disability can be a great joy, but it also comes with a unique set of...
'I actually felt like they heard me:' Companies work to include neurodivergent employees
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoFor roughly a decade, Laura Rogers worked for herself, experiencing more success running her own...
Cassidy, New GOP Education Leader, Will Focus on Reading Disabilities
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt 4, Kate Cassidy didn’t know the alphabet. In first grade, she still couldn’t read. Testing...
New Mexico students still struggling, according to proficiency assessment
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoALBUQUERQUE — Most New Mexico students are not proficient when it comes to math, science or language...