Parents of children with special educational needs will be given greater control over funding for their specialist care, allowing them to buy support services of their choice, in a major shake-up announced Tuesday. full story ![]()
LIMA - The Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities is offering Individual Education Plan clinics to assist parents in the special education process March 21 at the Lima Public L
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Parents of special-education students thanked Redlands Unified School District for helping their children at Tuesday's district meeting.
redlandsdailyfacts.com (27 days ago)
A change in how the Ridgewood school district manages and administers its home programs for special needs students ” a cost-cutting measure ” has several parents in the village outraged.
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Pennsbury school board member Simon Campbell denies he recently suggested eliminating special education programs as a way to get special education students and their parents to move out of the distric
phillyburbs.com (12 days ago)
Parents in Montgomery County are leading efforts to make it easier for Maryland families to dispute a child’s special education plan in legal hearings. The parents have been lobbying in favor of a bill that would require school systems to defend Individual Education Programs in due process legal disputes, regardless of who initiates the proceedings. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
When all else fails, you can always call an attorney.Local school officials say one of the reasons special education spending has risen in recent years is that legal costs are skyrocketing.Parents, better educated about the law and the schools' requirements than ever before, are more apt to call a l...
lancasteronline.com (2 days ago)
Parents of home-schooled and private-school students with disabilities can hear Tuesday about special education and support services offered by District 709.
pjstar.com (12 days ago)
Colchester voters passed both the general government and education budgets Tuesday in an all-day referendum.
norwichbulletin.com (14 days ago)
The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would give parents a greater say in shaping the education plans for their special-needs children.
miamiherald.com (23 days ago)
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee all but conceded the Legislature will need a special session to finish work on budgets and key issues like education.
spokesman.com (28 days ago)
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