/tags/special-education-services special education services en-US Copyright Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-19/new-program-aims-to-provide-much-needed-reprieve-for-caregivers-of-dallas-kids-with-disabilities Dallas-based nonprofit Ability Connection is launching Camp Connections Respite. The program will be available for caregivers of 10- to 17-year-olds with developmental disabilities. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-19/new-program-aims-to-provide-much-needed-reprieve-for-caregivers-of-dallas-kids-with-disabilities Ana Perez /education/2020-11-05/texas-schools-still-failing-special-education-students-federal-review-finds The state is still failing to show it is ensuring that students with special needs, especially those with dyslexia, are getting the extra help they need, federal education officials said, echoing findings from a 2018 investigation. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:00:10 GMT /education/2020-11-05/texas-schools-still-failing-special-education-students-federal-review-finds Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune /news/2020-10-12/texas-cuts-to-childrens-therapy-programs-flouted-special-education-guidelines-u-s-officials-say A state program that helps with speech and occupational therapy and other services is in need of a new funding strategy, the officials say. They've instructed the state to craft a plan to ensure such services are available for all eligible Texans. Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:00:17 GMT /news/2020-10-12/texas-cuts-to-childrens-therapy-programs-flouted-special-education-guidelines-u-s-officials-say /environment-nature/2020-03-31/parents-concerned-about-silence-around-special-education-during-covid-19 When Houston ISD Superintendent Grenita Lathan emailed parents about the district moving to online learning, Jane Friou quickly looked for updates for… Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:00:00 GMT /environment-nature/2020-03-31/parents-concerned-about-silence-around-special-education-during-covid-19 Laura Isensee /texas-news/2019-11-25/feds-order-texas-education-agency-to-pay-fired-special-education-director-more-than-200-000 Federal officials have ordered the Texas Education Agency to pay a former special education director more than $200,000 in damages for illegally firing… Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:30:00 GMT /texas-news/2019-11-25/feds-order-texas-education-agency-to-pay-fired-special-education-director-more-than-200-000 Aliyya Swaby/Texas Tribune