special education

In order to qualify for up to $20,000 in additional funding for students with disabilities, Texas families seeking vouchers must obtain personalized evaluations from public school districts, which in many cases could be helping those families leave for private schools.

Texas lawmakers finally increased funding for disabled students after years of underfunding. Now, the state must figure out what equipment, training and other services that $250 million will go toward.

Attorneys say children in the program were restrained for long periods, denied basic needs, exposed to harm and deprived of dignity.

Jolene Sanders thought a private school could give her son with autism the kind of specialized attention he needed. So she searched for a good school with a good program.

The request comes after an audit found Texas improperly billed the federal government for reimbursements related to Medicaid-eligible students.

Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions.

Ashley Haddad noticed her sixth grade student rocking in his chair — a sign that he was losing focus.

Texas’ fertility rose after new abortion restrictions, raising concerns that special education and specialized health care will be stretched even thinner.

The complaint claims Bonham ISD and a city court discriminated against both Black students and disabled students by creating a hostile environment at school. The groups also filed a separate complaint against Corpus Christi ISD with the Texas Education Agency.

At a time when many Texas school districts are already struggling to balance their budgets, districts learned last month that they have millions more dollars to make up.

The state is probably not coming to the district to take over the department, but it could be more heavily monitored.

The small private school in Fort Worth is serving students with disabilities with individualized curriculum and small class sizes.