This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters To ease a massive backlog of special education complaints in New York City, state officials on Monday proposed changes to rules about who can preside over those cases. They included a controversial idea: allowing […]
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State Could Ease Requirements for Officers Hearing Special Education Cases
This is part of an ongoing collaborative series between Chalkbeat and THE CITY investigating learning differences, special education and other education challenges in city schools. With a massive backlog of special education complaints deepening the crisis at New York City’s hearing office, state officials are eyeing changes — including eliminating the requirement that those overseeing […]
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State Regents Board Seeks $2 Billion Education Funding Boost
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters State education policymakers proposed Monday to boost school spending by $2 billion, for a total budget of $29.9 billion next year, for districts across New York. While the state Board of Regents’ proposal — […]