Is The Pandemic A Chance To Reimagine Special Education?
by Cayla Bamberger, The Hechinger Report | February 4, 2021
Single mom Nicole Vaughn has spent the better part of her adult life advocating for her five adopted children with disabilities. But when schools shuttered for the coronavirus last spring, Vaughn gained a slew of new responsibilities, like helping her kids access virtual classrooms and coordinating the special education services they receive.
“I had to send emails to the speech and language provider saying, ‘Hey, they haven’t seen you, I haven’t seen you. What’s going on? ” said Vaughn, who lives in the Detroit metropolitan area.
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Vincent Reat, 17, has a complicated set of disabilities, including Down Syndrome, autism and visual impairments that make it hard for him to process his physical environment. He loves to learn, though, and spend time with his older brother.
The Texas Education Agency is taking on new oversight of special education in HISD. But many Houston families who are still struggling to access services view the state’s role with skepticism, given the troubled track record at both the state and district levels.
For years, Cristen Reat has hoped her son Vincent could learn to be more independent, make some friends, have more social interaction – maybe even get a part-time job one day.
It Took This Houston Family 2 Years And Legal Action To Gain Special Education For Their Son
The Texas Education Agency is taking on new oversight of special education in HISD. But many Houston families who are still struggling to access services view the state’s role with skepticism, given the troubled track record at both the state and district levels.
January 22, 2021, 7:57 AM
Vincent Reat, 17, has a complicated set of disabilities, including Down Syndrome, autism and visual impairments that make it hard for him to process his physical environment. He loves to learn, though, and spend time with his older brother.
PORTSMOUTH – It s a tale as old as time in New Hampshire.
Despite several state Supreme Court rulings, including two findings of unconstitutionality, the income and sales tax-less Granite State cannot come to a consensus over how to adequately and equitably fund its public schools.
According to 2018 Census data, New Hampshire s percentage of state funding per student was the lowest in the country. And its reliance on property taxes goes unmatched.
The city of Portsmouth has been working quietly to lead a renewed lobbying effort to bat down a potential proposal alluded to in a 181-page final report released in December by the state Legislature s Commission to Study School Funding.