Special Education

Access to Child Services Linked to Race, Neighborhood and Income, Analysis Finds

Dec. 5, 2019, 12:30 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Analysis of data obtained by Measure of America and THE CITY finds kids in South Bronx and Harlem least likely to get Early Intervention evaluations.

Education

Small Set of City Hearing Officers Deluged With Special Ed Complaints

Dec. 5, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

As of last month, 12 hearing officers alone were handling a combined caseload of 5,065 — more than half the citywide total.

Education

Special Education Cases Face ‘Alarming’ Delays as Kids Wait for Help

Dec. 2, 2019, 7:31 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Only five hearing officers are set to handle hundreds of new complaints — violating “the civil rights of students with disabilities,” lawyers charge.

Schools

Even More Students’ Special Education Evaluations Delayed

Nov. 1, 2019, 6:40 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

An increasing number of public school kids were delayed in getting evaluated for special education services last year, violating federal timelines.

Schools

A Tale of Two Special Education Evaluation Systems

Oct. 31, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Critics say the city’s inability to fully assess kids’ needs leads parents with means to seek private help while many others have nowhere to turn.

Schools

Rising School Bus Woes Plague Special Needs Students

Oct. 17, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Our analysis found an average of 500 delays a day in the first weeks of classes. Parents describe marathon trips and bizarre detours.

Special Education

A Call to End Special Education Hearing Delays Amid ‘Harm’ to Students

Oct. 16, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Education advocates demand “immediate action” on overhauling a complaint system that flouts legal deadlines, making students wait for needed services.

Special Report

A Reading ‘Crisis’: Why Some Parents Created a School for Dyslexic Kids

Sept. 4, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Pioneering Staten Island school, experts say, underscores systemic failures that drive families to seek help elsewhere — often at taxpayer expense.

Special Education

Children’s Advocates Say DOE Needs Lesson in Compliance

Sept. 3, 2019, 9:10 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The Dept. of Education has ignored orders requiring it to provide services to students with disabilities in a timely manner, new motion claims.

Education

Thousands of Special Education Students Missed Nearly Two Months of School

Aug. 28, 2019, 6:01 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:26 a.m.

New analysis shows some 26,000 students with disabilities missed 36 days or more of school in a year. Advocates say the kids need more .

Special Education

Access to Child Services Linked to Race, Neighborhood and Income, Analysis Finds

Small Set of City Hearing Officers Deluged With Special Ed Complaints

Special Education Cases Face ‘Alarming’ Delays as Kids Wait for Help

Even More Students’ Special Education Evaluations Delayed

A Tale of Two Special Education Evaluation Systems

Rising School Bus Woes Plague Special Needs Students

A Call to End Special Education Hearing Delays Amid ‘Harm’ to Students

A Reading ‘Crisis’: Why Some Parents Created a School for Dyslexic Kids

Children’s Advocates Say DOE Needs Lesson in Compliance

Thousands of Special Education Students Missed Nearly Two Months of School

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