Education Week: Special Education

NAEP Plan for Students With Disabilities Criticized

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

At issue is how students with disabilities and English-language learners take part in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Prekindergarten Gains

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

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

Parents of Pupils With Disabilities Sue Tenn. District Over Restraints

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

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.

Ohio Settles Spec. Ed. Case

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

Ohio must make sure school districts meet federal special education requirements, under the partial settlement of an 18-year-long lawsuit approved last week by a federal judge in Columbus.

Hawaii Teacher Furlough Lawsuit Is Amended

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

Suit Filed to Stop Teacher Furloughs in Hawaii

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

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

Education Week's Assistive-Tech Connections

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

Institute of Education Sciences to Open Three Research Centers

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

The Institute of Education Sciences has invited applicants to compete to run three new centers focused on different areas of education policy.

Richardson Proposes 1.5 Percent Education Cut

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

High Court Denies Hot-Button School Cases

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

Disputes involving the Pledge of Allegiance, Confederate flag symbols, and peer sexual harassment failed to make the cut.

Parents of Special Education Pupils May Sue Hawaii

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

The Children Left Behind

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

Veteran retired teacher Denise Gelberg shares her thoughts upon learning that three young men she taught as little boys were in jail, all convicted of serious crimes.

Washington Parents Vow to Fight Plan to Move Spec. Ed. Students

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

Parents are pledging to fight a plan to pull 170 children out of a program at a private school, and some lawyers are questioning whether the city's move is legal.

Response to Intervention for ELLs

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 -0400

Response to Intervention, an instructional approach used with struggling students, is being seen as a more effective way than traditional approaches for determining if an English-language learner needs extensive interventions.

Teacher Stabbed to Death in Classroom

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 -0400

Todd Henry, a special education teacher at John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, died Sept. 23 after being stabbed in a classroom.