Special Education

Special Education Complaint Delays Spark Federal Lawsuit

Feb. 10, 2020, 6:30 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

State and city education officials have “acted with deliberate or reckless indifference” to students’ plight, parents charge in class action case.

Education

What NYC’s Departing Special Education Chief Learned on the Job

Feb. 10, 2020, 1:16 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Corinne Rello-Anselmi oversaw a shift toward including students with disabilities in mainstream classes, a process some schools struggled to embrace.

Education

Why Your Child’s Birth Month Matters in School Assessments

Feb. 4, 2020, 12:35 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

NYC students born in November and December are classified with learning disabilities at higher rates, suggesting a disadvantage for youngest in class.

Education

New York City Has a New Special Education Chief

Feb. 3, 2020, 6:21 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

A 17-year veteran of the education department, Christina Foti is now responsible for some 230,000 students classified as having special needs.

Pre-K

Nearly 2,000 Students With Special Needs Facing Preschool Lockout This Spring

Jan. 30, 2020, 5:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Years of insufficient state funding and closure of private pre-K programs cited among reasons for looming shortage of special education slots.

Education

Background Check Backlog Leaves Students Without After-Care, Special Ed. Teachers

Jan. 21, 2020, 12:40 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

A massive backlog of background check requests to New York City’s Department of Health means many teachers are sitting and waiting to work.

People

Mayor’s $95.3 Billion Proposed Budget Adds Costs, Not Programs

Jan. 16, 2020, 9:35 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Despite no new big-ticket items, Bill de Blasio’s no-frills fiscal plan piles on $3.1 billion personnel and other costs as state money woes loom.

Schools

State Could Ease Requirements for Officers Hearing Special Education Cases

Jan. 13, 2020, 9:10 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

To help clear over 10,000 backlogged cases, New York state officials are considering eliminating requirement of law license — and upping pay.

Education

New Dyslexia Risk Screening at Two Brooklyn Schools — For $2,000

Jan. 10, 2020, 4:10 a.m.May 30, 2024, 12:29 p.m.

Teachers assessing all first- and second-graders to identify learning challenges gets trial run, after bill to impose statewide testing stalled.

Education

These Moms Couldn’t Find Schools for Dyslexia, So They Want to Start Their Own

Jan. 7, 2020, 8:27 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Four mothers who have faced reading challenges with their kids are vying to open a public elementary school of their own in Manhattan.

Special Education