Special Education News
The latest coverage on special education, disability services, and early intervention — gathered from outlets like Chalkbeat, The New York Times, Education Week, and more.
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NYC expands popular special education programs to preschool, aims to grow NEST, Horizon, PATH
New York City officials are expanding high-demand special education programs into preschool classrooms to help reduce evaluation wait times and increase access to inclusive instruction.
NYC officials embraced a special education court order. Then they didn’t follow it.
A report indicates that NYC education officials have only implemented 21 of the 51 steps outlined in a 2023 court order regarding special education services.
NYC sped up special education services. It still misses most legal deadlines.
Recent audits show some improvement in NYC special education services since a federal judge ordered reforms, but the city continues to miss most legal deadlines for delivery.
NYC private school families denied special education services amid efforts to reduce fraud
New York City families in private schools are facing service denials as the city implements stricter oversight to address potential fraud in special education funding.
Thousands of NYC special ed students denied services days before school starts
Thousands of students in New York City faced service denials just before the start of the school year due to missing documentation required for equitable special education services.
Few students with disabilities at NYC specialized high schools
Data reveals that students with disabilities are significantly underrepresented in NYC specialized high schools, which are not required to set aside seats for students with IEPs.
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