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Reporter Nirvi Shah tracks news and trends of interest to the special education community, including administrators, teachers, and parents.
Spotlight on Special Education
Essential news stories and Commentaries selected by Education Week editors
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Essential news stories and Commentaries selected by Education Week editors
Special Education in America
A 2008 report examining special education in the nation's high schools.
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A brief research-based background essay on special education
08/03/12 On Special Education: New Center Will Aim to Develop More Effective Special Educators
The U.S. Education Department's office of special education will spend up to $5 million on the creation of the Center to Support the Development of Effective Educators to Serve Students with Disabilities. Blogs & Community
02/12/13 Teaching Now: Special Ed. Teacher's Anti-Gay Remarks Spark Firestorm
An Indiana special education teacher who is part of a Christian group that wants to ban LGBT students from the high school prom told a local T.V. station that she doesn't believe gays have a "purpose in life." Blogs & Community
07/19/13 On Special Education: Special Education Groups Criticize House NCLB Rewrite
The groups uniformly disapprove of the elimination of some accountability provisions under the bill, which was approved in the House of Representatives on Thursday. Blogs & Community
09/06/12 On Special Education: Could Cutting Special Ed. Spending Improve Student Achievement?
A new analysis of the cost of special education concludes that by cutting special education personnel in high-spending districts to the national average, the country could save up to $10 billion a year and improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities. Blogs & Community
12/20/12 Finding Common Ground: Special Education: A Delicate Balance Between Educating & Enabling
Special education services are vitally important for meeting student needs but there is a delicate balance between educating and enabling. Blogs & Community
08/01/12 State Ratings in Special Education
The U.S. Department of Education has evaluated states since the 2005-06 school year based on their ability to meet certain "measurable and rigorous targets" related to educating students with disabilities. This map shows the most current rating for each state’s performance under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Education Week
04/05/13 On Special Education: Minorities in Special Education: Are They Underrepresented?
Federal policy has been focused on reducing the numbers of minorities enrolled in special education, but some research shows minority students are underenrolled in special programs. Blogs & Community
03/25/13 Politics K-12: Congress Tweaks State Special Education Spending Mandates
States that run afoul of federal rules for special education funding will be punished, though not forever, under a tweak to maintenance of effort requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Blogs & Community
02/04/13 On Special Education: Va. Special Educator Leader Forms Partnership For Students
Judy Sorrell, the director of the Shenandoah Valley Regional Program for Special Education, is one of Education Week's 2013 Leaders to Learn From. Blogs & Community
09/20/12 On Special Education: Decades-Old Suit Over Special Education Services in Baltimore Comes to a Close
The 84,000-student district agreed to find ways to eliminate the delays in evaluation and improve special education overall. Blogs & Community
06/10/13 On Special Education: Minnesota Faces Special Education Teacher Shortage
The longrunning concern about too few special education teachers is vividly illustrated in a recent article that outlines one state's challenges. Blogs & Community
02/13/13 Inside School Research: Special Ed. Center Proposes Research Priorities
The Education Department's special education center has proposed four new research priorities, concerned with helping those with disabilities become employed and integrated in their communities. Blogs & Community
04/03/13 Congress Tweaks Special Education Mandates
States that run afoul of federal rules for special education funding will be punished, though not forever, under change to "maintenance of effort." Education Week
08/08/12 Politics K-12: Alexa Posny Exits Education Department
Who else will be putting in their resignation this fall? Blogs & Community
06/05/13 Special Education
The rates of autism for students of all races is on the increase, but students who are black, Hispanic or American Indian are less likely to be identified with the disability, says a study. Education Week

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