Survey Finds Public Supports Special Education, But With Limits
Americans overwhelmingly support educating students with disabilities, but are skeptical of the number of students classified as needing special education. That’s according to a Fordham Institute...
View ArticleSocial Media Helps Student With Autism Find His Voice
Henry Frost, 13, is fighting for a seat in his neighborhood school, instead of the specialized school administrators have found appropriate for him. His photo – and his cause – has gone viral since the...
View ArticleRead the Florida Department of Education’s Advice For Placing Students With...
Yesterday we told you about Henry Frost, a Tampa student with autism seeking to enroll in his neighborhood school. The school district wants Frost to attend a specialized program at another school, his...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: Autistic Student, Or Student With Autism?
Our story about Henry Frost’s efforts to enroll in his neighborhood school also sparked a discussion about language. Dean McIntosh criticized our describing Frost as a “student with autism.” The debate...
View ArticleNo Election Day Break For The State Board Of Education
Election Day isn’t keeping the State Board of Education from meeting this week in Boca Raton. The panel has a full agenda on Election Day that includes a discussion of whether to appeal court rulings...
View ArticleProtestors Asking For Hillsborough Resignations After Deaths of Two Students...
A group of parents is asking for the resignation of Hillsborough schools superintendent MaryEllen Elia and school board member Candy Olson following the deaths of two special needs students. A protest...
View ArticleAutistic Tampa Student Will Attend His Neighborhood Middle School
After waiting 57 days since the school year began, Henry Frost will be able to cross the street and walk less than the length of two football fields to attend his neighborhood middle school. Frost has...
View ArticleGeorgia Threatens To Close K12-run Online Charter School
The Georgia Department of Education is threatening to close an online charter school run by K12, the nation’s largest online education company, over issues with special education students. The agency...
View ArticleHillsborough Parents Want Better Training for School Employees Working With...
Since January three Hillsborough County students with disabilities have died during school-related events. Isabella Herrera, 7, died in January after she had trouble breathing on a school bus. Jesse...
View ArticleWhy Parents Could Get More Control Over Their Child’s Special Education Plan
Right now, schools determine whether to move a student into special education classes. But a proposed bill in Tallahassee would give parents of children with special needs more power over their...
View ArticleNot Just Florida’s Problem: New York City Charter Schools Have Fewer Children...
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) at the University of Washington has released a study showing that charter schools in New York City are less likely to serve children with disabilities...
View ArticleAbout That Charter School Funding Study…
A recent University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform report concluded charter schools receive less funding than traditional public schools across the country. But that study only looked at...
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