Special Education Is Broken in This Week’s AcceliBEAT
January 18, 2019
Happy Friday! For this long weekend, we begin by sharing important news from last week on the state of special education in the nation with a feature that examines the process of identifying children with disabilities. In ed policy news, if the government shutdown continues for months, the biggest concern for school districts is funding to provide the National School Lunch Program, which served more than 30 million children in 2016. In other news, New York City’s mayor confirmed that the city will provide free prescription glasses for kindergartners and first graders by expanding an existing partnership with eyewear retailer Warby Parker; women and girls on the spectrum are often diagnosed late or not at all; and the impact of the Los Angeles teacher strike on special education students. All this and more in this week’s AcceliBEAT! All this and more in this week’s AcceliBEAT!
Children with disabilities aren’t always identified for needs when they have them. When they are identified, what happens in the classroom is hit-or-miss.
Feds Weigh Changes to Work Rules for People with Disabilities
The Trump administration is planning to rethink existing regulations that radically altered the transition from school to work for people with disabilities.
NYC Announces $6M Expansion of Free Glasses Program
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during his State of the City address Thursday that all the city’s kindergarten and 1st grade students will be eligible to get free prescription glasses next school year if they need them.
Study Pinpoints Down Syndrome Milestones
Individuals with Down syndrome continue to learn new skills well into adulthood, according to a study that’s offering a timetable of what to expect from those with the chromosomal disorder.
How the Shutdown Is Starting to Impact Schools
The biggest concern right now is the National School Lunch Program, which is administered through the Department of Agriculture and served more than 30 million children in 2016.
Girls on the Spectrum Often Go Unnoticed
For women and girls living on the autism spectrum, diagnosis too often comes late, if at all.
What Happens to the 62,500 Students with Special Needs During Los Angeles Teachers’ Strike?
Parents said the disruption triggered by the strike could set back thousands of children with developmental disabilities who need special education and consistency.
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