January 17, 2018
Source: ABC 7 NY UTAH (WABC) — For a family in Utah, music is playing an important role in allowing a big sister and her little brother to communicate. Doctors thought that 2-year-old Bo Gray wouldn’t speak for a few more years because he has Down syndrome. But his family found music helped him learn […]
January 17, 2018
By: Matt Barnum
Source: Chalkbeat The fate of the Children’s Health Insurance Program is in Congress’s hands — and children’s education, not just their health, may be at stake. Congress passed a temporary extension of funding for of CHIP in December, through some states will run out of money shortly. The end of the program would […]
January 16, 2018
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop Speaking more than one language may offer a significant advantage for children with autism that goes well beyond communication, a new study suggests. Kids on the spectrum who are bilingual appear to be able to switch gears more quickly than their peers who speak only a single language, according […]
January 16, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Federal officials are looking for ideas to help improve outcomes for young people with disabilities as they enter adulthood. The Social Security Administration said this month that it wants to encourage brighter economic futures for transition-age youth with disabilities. And, the agency is asking the public to weigh in. […]
January 14, 2018
By: Tanza Loudenback
Source: Business Insider There are nearly 100,000 elementary, middle, and high schools in the US. The best districts are coveted, and a high-caliber school system can be a key factor when a family decides to relocate to one city over another. Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, provides […]
January 11, 2018
By: Brian M. Rosenthal
Source: The New York Times For years, Texas education officials illegally led schools across the state to deny therapy, tutoring and counseling to tens of thousands of children with disabilities, the federal government said Thursday. In a letter to the Texas Education Agency, which oversees education in the state, regulators from […]
January 10, 2018
By: Fahima Haque
Source: The New York Times The Children’s Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP, covers nearly nine million children whose parents earn too much for Medicaid, but not enough to afford other coverage. But the program, which ran out of funding in September, is at a crisis point. Congress passed a stopgap […]
January 10, 2018
By: Julie Chang
Source: Disability Scoop AUSTIN, Texas — Thousands of Texas children with autism who are covered by Medicaid are denied access to what is considered the most effective treatment for autism, even as children in most other states have access to the treatment through Medicaid. Texas saves an unknown amount of money by […]
January 9, 2018
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop A major tax overhaul taking effect this month is bringing changes to savings accounts for people with disabilities and sparking concern about funding for programs this population relies on. Republicans in Congress pushed through a $1.5 trillion tax package in December. Tucked inside the law are tweaks to how […]
January 8, 2018
By: Nancy Flanagan
Source: Education Week Back in the day, I was a big proponent of special edu-goodies for students identified as gifted. The conversation, back then, was all about pull-outs vs. self-contained classrooms for the gifted, as well as the accelerated (or was it enriched?) curriculum they deserved. Everybody agreed that gifted kids (here […]