by Common Ground | Apr 16, 2012 | Capitols
Currently, more than $1.6 billion a year in Medicaid funding is used to pay for physical, occupational and speech therapy, mental health services, transportation and counseling.The U.S. Education Department’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education announced it would award nearly $20 million in grants to higher education institutions to help prepare special education personnel to improve services and results for children with disabilities. $13.5 million will help current and...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Capitols
Earlier this winter, the U.S Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs released a memo reminding states that a response-to-intervention (RTI) process cannot delay the initial evaluation for special education services of a child suspected of having...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded two consortia of states grants to develop the next generation of alternate assessments for students with severe cognitive disabilities – considered to represent about 1 percent of all students with disabilities. As part of...
by Common Ground | Jun 1, 2011 | Capitols
New Jersey is among eight states to receive a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to reduce the amount of state financial support provided to local districts for special education in the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Under IDEA, states must maintain the same level...
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