Ellie Caron is a student in Aledo ISD’s special education program. Ellie’s mom, Carol, said the district limited Ellie’s time in her regular classroom, in violation of her IEP. Photo provided The ...
Fifty years ago, just after Thanksgiving of 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the landmark law that created special education as it exists today, and ...
Fifty years ago, Congress dramatically expanded schools’ responsibilities when it passed the nation’s primary special education law, requiring children with disabilities to receive a “free appropriate ...
Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, D-Bridgeport, listens to Sen. Jason Perillo, R-Shelton, discuss a special education bill during session on June 2, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror The Connecticut ...