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Students with learning disabilities suffered disproportionately during the pandemic, but how much is impossible to assess without data.

The bill would change how minors get "working papers" and increase the allowed weekly hours for 16- and 17-year-olds from 40 to 50 per week.

The bill would change how minors get "working papers" and increase the allowed weekly hours for 16- and 17-year-olds from 40 to 50 per week.

View Comments New Jersey will pump $125 million in additional funding into special-education programs in the coming year, a landmark increase that supporters say will ease the burden on local schools and families of students with disabilities.  By law, local districts aren't allowed to take cost into account when determining educational needs for those students. But the costs of schooling for high-need students can crush the budgets of smaller communities, and lawsuits over families who feel shortchanged have become commonplace.  So has pressure on parents to pick up and move to new distri...

View Comments New Jersey will pump $125 million in additional funding into special-education programs in the coming year, a landmark increase that supporters say will ease the burden on local schools and families of students with disabilities.  By law, local districts aren't allowed to take cost into account when determining educational needs for those students. But the costs of schooling for high-need students can crush the budgets of smaller communities, and lawsuits over families who feel shortchanged have become commonplace.  So has pressure on parents to pick up and move to new distri...