by Dan DeMarle | Jan 15, 2024 | Compensatory Special Education, Special Education
A report released by the New York City Comptroller’s office shows that thousands of students across the five boroughs are missing out on mandated special education services. Those services include speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Under federal and...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 27, 2023 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Special Education
A new group of startups are helping children with conditions like autism and ADHD learn in schools. Data shows that children with disabilities had a sharper drop in 2022 reading and math test scores. Venture capitalists have started to see this space as a market worth...
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 7, 2022 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Legislation
For the second time this year, federal officials say they have reached an agreement with one of the nation’s largest school districts for failing to properly serve students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for...
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 31, 2022 | Compensatory Special Education, Special Education
An estimated 15,000 families could be part of a class action lawsuit accusing one state of taking far longer than IDEA allows to resolve disputes about how their children should be educated. Read More >
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 28, 2022 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Covid-19, Disability, School Districts, Special Education
A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit this week that attempted to force the city’s education department to fast-track makeup services for students with disabilities in response to pandemic-related disruptions. The lawsuit, filed in November 2020, by the...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 23, 2022 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Section 504
Amid a rise in complaints, federal education officials are reminding schools across the nation about their obligation to provide compensatory services to students with disabilities. Read More > Click this link to go to the Education Department webpage....
