Special Education

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and key legislative leaders have reached a deal to allocate millions of dollars in emergency funding for special education and nonprofits. The House and Senate are expected to vote on it on Wednesday.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed on Monday afternoon that he planned to line-item veto two pieces of legislation that the General Assembly passed in his absence.

Connecticut lawmakers passed two emergency bills this week. Gov. Ned Lamont has already signaled he doesn’t support a major part of one of them.

Connecticut lawmakers will vote in a special session next week on allocating $40 million for immediate special education funding in schools.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont will propose more money for special education in his next two-year budget, which will be presented to lawmakers on Wednesday.

Research shows including students with and without disabilities in the same classroom can benefit everyone. Two students with Down syndrome show what can be gained when that happens.

Earlier this year, Sacred Heart University’s Farrington College of Education & Human Development and Stamford Public Schools launched an initiative that turns paraprofessionals and long-term substitutes already in the Stamford school system into special education teachers.

Parents of students with disabilities spend hours preparing for meetings with school leaders. Still, they say, they're belittled and ignored.

Hundreds of CT students who attended High Road Schools were subjected to restraints, seclusion and uncertified teachers, a report found.

A report evaluating the special education program in Greenwich schools recommends school officials act fast to make changes and reforms.The Greenwich Time…