Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities

NT parents fear school staffing levels putting kids' lives at risk

Parents of children with disabilities and complex medical needs have raised concerns about the quality of care provided at a Northern Territory special school due to a lack of staffing. The government says it will look into increasing staff at the school.

With DOE’s Office for Civil Rights depleted, a lawsuit seeks to continue discrimination investigations in schools

A Lower Merion dad, whose daughter faced discrimination based on her disability, laments a safety net that’s “pretty well gone.”

Locals point to rapidly growing resource for help with accommodating children with autism

ATHENS, WV (WVNS) - People around the state took the opportunity to make their voices heard for Profound Autism Awareness Day.  Republicans unveil bill relocating NASA headquarters to Florida Concord University hosted an Understanding Autism event for social workers, social work students, and anyone else who wanted to learn more on how to better accommodate autistic individuals.  Jill Scarbro is the director of Community Autism Resources a…

120 students with special needs lose their class, but they do not want to "replant" and have protested with the parents and the headmaster. From one day to the other 120 children lose their school place in Hernals, we reported. The alternative school location provided by the education director is not an option for the parents. The school path is too far, the teachers are others. On Monday, the students and parents expressed their displeasure dur…

'We don’t need parents panicking': Red state schools chief concerned about Trump cuts

Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey said Thursday that “we don’t need teachers panicking, we don’t need parents panicking” amid widespread cuts to the federal workforce, including the U.S. Department of Education. “They just need to focus on getting the work done, and we’ll get it done,” he said. The U.S. Department of Education announced workforce cuts on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Mackey said the state department was unable to access nearly…

Minnesota makes cuts to employment services for people with disabilities

Some in the field fear state’s abrupt steps to rein in costs are hurting those with disabilities and will lead to waitlists.