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Parents of students with disabilities gathered in the state capitol to share heartbreaking stories of the effects of restraints on their kids and ask lawmakers to pass laws that would better protect students from the use of restraints in schools.
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From Texas Standard: The pandemic has required many adjustments for educators and students. For students with disabilities, and the teachers who work...
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In 2004, Texas put an arbitrary cap on how many children could receive special education. Last year, the policy was deemed illegal, but some parents still struggle to enroll their kids in special ed.
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Last year, as a seventh-grader at Lake Jackson Intermediate, Carolinda Acevedo struggled in class — even though she loves learning. She'd stay up late to…
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From Texas Standard : In 2004, the Texas Education Agency put a limit on the percentage of students it would allow into special education programs,...
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Everything in Rebekah Ozuna’s classroom is designed for the little bodies and fast-firing neurons of 3- and 4-year-olds.Tiny chairs. A carpet for story…
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From Texas Standard: A federal appeals court last week affirmed that the state of Texas owes more than $30 million to the federal government after it...
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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Texas Education Agency owes the federal government millions of dollars for failing to match a…
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The Texas Education Agency has finished presenting its argument challenging a Department of Education ruling that threatens to strip millions in special…
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From Texas Standard: Two years ago, the Houston Chronicle investigated how Texas had been creating the false impression that there was declining demand...