Mayor Eric Adams said all children who required preschool special education seats would have them. More than 1,000 such students lacked a placement last school year.
Tag: Special Education
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How PS 15 in Brooklyn Could Serve as a Model for NYC Schools
At P.S. 15 in Red Hook, a unique program for students with intellectual disabilities could serve as a model for other New York City schools.
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How Educators Secretly Remove Students With Disabilities From School
Known as informal removals, the tactics are “off-the-book” suspensions often in violation of federal civil rights protections for those with disabilities.
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Education Firms That Serve Hasidic Schools Are Barred Amid Fraud Inquiry
New York City education officials will block payments for some companies that have billed the government to provide special education, primarily for students in yeshivas.
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How a Windfall of Special Education Funding Benefited Hasidic Schools
New York has paid companies millions of dollars to help children with disabilities in religious schools. But the services are not always needed or even provided.