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Sex Offender Placement At Group Home Sparks Outrage

Details: Published: Tuesday, 04 September 2018 14:01

The families of four men living in a state-run home for people with developmental disabilities say they were never informed that their loved ones'...

Percentage Of Children With ADHD Nearly Doubles

Details: Published: Tuesday, 04 September 2018 13:56

The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has reached more than 10 percent, a significant increase during the...

Disability Groups Line Up Against Trump Supreme Court Pick

Details: Published: Tuesday, 04 September 2018 00:01

As confirmation hearings get underway for President Donald Trump's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, the nominee is facing unprecedented opposition...

‘Social Robots’ Show Promise As Autism Intervention

Details: Published: Friday, 31 August 2018 12:43

Children with autism could see meaningful social skills gains from working with an interactive robot at home, researchers say....

Community Living Agency Denies Disability ‘Segregation’ Remarks

Details: Published: Friday, 03 August 2018 14:16

A federal agency responsible for community living is reaffirming its mission following allegations that a top official publicly said she favored...

Behavior Therapists Accused Of Billing For ‘Impossible’ Hours

Details: Published: Friday, 03 August 2018 13:58

Amid concerns about fraudulent billing by behavior analysts, providers say that one state's Medicaid program is dragging out approvals and preventing...

Kids With Autism See Social Skills Boost With Google Glass

Details: Published: Thursday, 02 August 2018 08:58

New research suggests that technology developed by Google may be able to help unlock social abilities and lessen symptom severity in children with...

Trump Signs Law Delaying Caregiver Check-In Mandate

Details: Published: Wednesday, 01 August 2018 00:01

President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation delaying a controversial Medicaid requirement that service providers electronically check in...

Inclusion Lacking In Top Hollywood Films

Details: Published: Tuesday, 31 July 2018 12:52

People with disabilities remain woefully underrepresented in major Hollywood movies, according to a new analysis....

Woman With Autism Allegedly Forced To Eat Mom’s Ashes

Details: Published: Tuesday, 31 July 2018 12:41

Five relatives are being charged for allegedly holding a woman with autism captive for a year, abusing her and forcing her to eat dog feces and her...

Federal Disability Policy Office Proposed

Details: Published: Tuesday, 31 July 2018 00:01

Federal policy is often implemented with little consideration for how it will impact people with disabilities, but that could change under a new...

Couples Feel Pressure To Divorce To Help Their Kids With Disabilities

Details: Published: Monday, 30 July 2018 00:01

Struggling to afford the specialized equipment and treatments their children with disabilities need, some couples consider divorcing so that their...

Once Mainly Unregulated, Behavior Analysis Increasingly Requires A License

Details: Published: Friday, 27 July 2018 13:41

Much like doctors, hair dressers and other professionals, behavior analysts must now be licensed in most states, which advocates say ensures...

Smithsonian Puts Spotlight On Special Olympics

Details: Published: Friday, 27 July 2018 00:01

With a new exhibit, the Smithsonian Institution is highlighting how athletics have helped to dramatically change the lives of people with...

Research on Special Education, Career-Tech Ed., and Research Partnerships Sought by Education Department

Details: Published: Thursday, 31 May 2018 20:00

Authors: Education Week

The Institute of Education Sciences, the research agency for the U.S. Education Department, put out calls for a bevy of new research projects for fiscal 2019,...

Most Students Aren't on Grade Level, Here's What to Do About It

Details: Published: Tuesday, 29 May 2018 20:00

Authors: Education Week

With more than 6 in 10 students not performing on grade-level in U.S. schools, Marc Tucker looks at how we build an education system that actually leaves no student behind....

Trump Taps a Nebraska Education Official for Rehabilitative Services Post

Details: Published: Monday, 12 March 2018 20:00

Authors: Education Week

President Donald Trump has tapped Mark Schultz, a deputy commissioner of education in Nebraska, to serve as commissioner of the rehabilitation services administration at the Education Department....

Foster Care, Prison, Homelessness: A Hard Look at Teaching Vulnerable Students

Details: Published: Monday, 12 March 2018 20:00

Authors: Education Week

In this special series, Education Week reporters explore how teachers work to overcome the challenges of teaching the country's most vulnerable students....

Special Education Enrollment Increases in Texas in Wake of Newspaper Investigation

Details: Published: Thursday, 09 November 2017 19:00

Authors: Education Week

About 14,000 more students in the state are enrolled in special education, after the state lifted what it called a "benchmark" enrollment figure of 8.5 percent....

Special Educators Head to Capitol Hill With 'Sense of Urgency'

Details: Published: Monday, 10 July 2017 20:00

Authors: Education Week

Members of the Council for Exceptional Children and the Council for Administrators of Special Education want Congress to preserve Medicaid and allocate more money for special education and gifted education....

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SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS FROM AROUND THE NET

Sex Offender Placement At Group Home Sparks Outrage

Percentage Of Children With ADHD Nearly Doubles

Disability Groups Line Up Against Trump Supreme Court Pick

‘Social Robots’ Show Promise As Autism Intervention

Community Living Agency Denies Disability ‘Segregation’ Remarks

Behavior Therapists Accused Of Billing For ‘Impossible’ Hours

Kids With Autism See Social Skills Boost With Google Glass

Trump Signs Law Delaying Caregiver Check-In Mandate

Inclusion Lacking In Top Hollywood Films

Woman With Autism Allegedly Forced To Eat Mom’s Ashes

Federal Disability Policy Office Proposed

Couples Feel Pressure To Divorce To Help Their Kids With Disabilities

Once Mainly Unregulated, Behavior Analysis Increasingly Requires A License

Smithsonian Puts Spotlight On Special Olympics

Research on Special Education, Career-Tech Ed., and Research Partnerships Sought by Education Department

Most Students Aren't on Grade Level, Here's What to Do About It

Trump Taps a Nebraska Education Official for Rehabilitative Services Post

Foster Care, Prison, Homelessness: A Hard Look at Teaching Vulnerable Students

Special Education Enrollment Increases in Texas in Wake of Newspaper Investigation

Special Educators Head to Capitol Hill With 'Sense of Urgency'

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