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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) recently released updated policy guidance, which takes immediate effect, to ensure and strengthen the rights and protections guaranteed to …
U.S. Department of Education Strengthens Guidance to Improve Equal Educational Opportunity for Children with Disabilities Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Department of Education is offering grants worth $1.5 million to create career opportunities for paraprofessionals in the special education field. Intermediate units that partner with community …
Pennsylvania Department of Education Offers $1.5M Grants to Create Career Pathways for Special Education Paraeducators Read More
IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY, PA — Immaculata University received the Special Education Performance Grant 2022-2024: Developing Future Special Educators from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The grant provides $25,000 funding through the 2024 academic year. The …
Immaculata University Receives Grant to Develop Future Special Education Teachers Read More
WEST GROVE, PA — On April 26, Avon Grove School District’s (AGSD) special education department hosted an appreciation breakfast for supporters of Empower, the District’s work-based instruction program for students …
Avon Grove SD Hosts Empower Appreciation Breakfast Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — State Reps. Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester/Montgomery, and Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, introduced legislation recently that would make sure students with exceptionalities are involved in all aspects of schools and …
Shusterman, Miller Introduce Student Inclusion Bill Read More
MALVERN, PA — Frontline Education, a leading provider of school administration software for the K-12 education community, announced that it has acquired SuccessEd, a Texas-based K-12 software provider. With this …
Frontline Education Acquires SuccessEd Read More
Alana Bader came to the Great Valley School District when she was just 9 years old. In March, she will turn 16. Yet, over those 7 years, she has spent …
Is the Great Valley SD Failing Special Needs Students? Read More