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Ed Department Sued Over Special Education Cuts
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (239+ words) by Michelle Diament | June 12, 2026 The U. S. Department of Education building in Washington, D. C. (Anne Meadows/Flickr) Multiple states are suing after the U. S. Department of Education abruptly canceled millions of dollars in grants that were supposed to go toward training special education teachers....
How Much Do Schools Spend On Special Education? Feds Aim To Find Out
1+ week, 4+ day ago (482+ words) by Michelle Diament | June 1, 2026 The National Special Education Spending Study is expected to assess how much money is allocated toward educating students with disabilities. (Shutterstock) For the first time in more than two decades, federal officials are moving forward with…...
Ed Department Unleashes $144 Million For Special Education
4+ week, 1+ day ago (483+ words) by Michelle Diament | May 14, 2026 U. S. Secretary of Education Linda Mc Mahon during a visit at Pembroke Academy in Detroit last September. (David Guralnick/The Detroit News/TNS) The Trump administration will send millions more to states to support students with disabilities…...
Ed Department Funding For Special Education Research May Soon Lapse
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (650+ words) by Michelle Diament | April 27, 2026 The U. S. Department of Education building in Washington, D. C. (Anne Meadows/Flickr) Congress mandates that millions of dollars each year go toward researching best practices in special education, but a new analysis warns that the vast majority of…...
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1+ mon, 1+ week ago (11+ words) Education Secretary Says Department Still Working To Offload Special Ed'Disability Scoop...
Postsecondary Program To Prepare Those With Autism To Work In Video Game Industry
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (356+ words) by Shaun Heasley | April 28, 2026 A new program beginning this fall is designed to give people with autism the skills for careers in game design. (Dreamstime/TNS) A unique studio that trains people with autism to work in the movie business…...
For Kids With Disabilities, Early Intervention Boosts Academics Later
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (333+ words) by Shaun Heasley | April 24, 2026 Speech pathologist Michelle Helmes works with a toddler showing signs of autism. (Takaaki Iwabu/The News & Observer/TNS) Accessing early intervention services like speech, occupational, physical or behavioral therapy in the first years of life can…...
Schools Face Challenges Providing Assistive Technology
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (458+ words) by Shaun Heasley | January 30, 2026 Jakob Velez uses a Tobbi Dynabox communication device to talk with his family at his home in Las Vegas in 2024. Velez was born with chromosome 2 deletion, causing intellectual disability and developmental delays. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas…...
Ed Department May Offload Special Education Soon, Advocates Warn
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (480+ words) by Michelle Diament | March 26, 2026 The U. S. Department of Education building in Washington, D. C. (Anne Meadows/Flickr) As the U. S. Department of Education continues to transfer responsibilities to other agencies, disability advocates are concerned that special education could be up next. The Education Department…...
Ed Department Pushing Ahead With Plan To Offload Special Education
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (380+ words) by Michelle Diament | January 9, 2026 The U. S. Department of Education building in Washington, D. C. (Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock) With a pair of new hires and recent comments, advocates say the Trump administration appears to be actively laying the groundwork to transfer special education…...