We wouldn’t stand for it if children without disabilities were disciplined by being placed in a concrete room while school staff held the door shut. The practice has become acceptable, though, when it comes to children with special education [...]
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The Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut will soon be holding its annual “What You Need to Know About Special Education Seminar for Parents and Professionals” to educate parents and professionals about special education. This year, as always, the series will be packed with valuable information for anyone interested in special education law, especially parents of children with special education [...] The State Department of Education has extended the deadline for responding to proposed revisions to the special education regulations. Any member of the public can comment on the proposed revisions to the special education regulations either by testifying at a public hearing or submitting written comments to the State Department of Education. Public hearings will be held [...] The Connecticut State Department of Education has proposed amendments to the special education regulations. Two public hearings on the proposed regulations will be held. The first hearing will be held on Monday, August 30, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at 25 Industrial Park Road, Middletown, CT, Room MCR3. The second hearing will be held [...] The Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut will be holding a series of seminars on learning disabilities and appropriate educational programming for children with difficulty learning. The seminars will include information about reading disabilities, speech and language impairments, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, educational evaluations (including neuropsychological evaluations), special educational law, the IEP process, due process hearings, and more. The [...]
Effective today, children placed in foster care or other out-of-home care by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) can stay in the school they were attending when they were removed from their home, rather than changing schools based on where they are placed. Until [...] May 6, 2010 is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day! According to National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, 13% of children ages 8 to 15 have at least one mental disorder. Mental illness can have a profound affect on a child’s educational experience. If your child is struggling in school because of his or her mental health needs, [...] The Connecticut State Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, is hosting “A Facilitated Discussion About Students With Disabilities in the Least Restrictive Environment.” The forum, which will be held on May 4, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Hartford, provides an opportunity for parents and advocates to express their views about educating students [...] A recently released report from The Nation’s Report Card shows a significant gap between reading proficiency of students with disabilities and other students in Connecticut. Among students in fourth grade and students in eighth grade, only 13% of students with disabilities scored at the proficient level while 46% of other students scored at the proficient [...] |
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