How An App Is Helping Screen More Kids For Developmental Delays

Amid signs that children with developmental delays in two expansive rural counties were falling through the cracks, experts are using an innovative app to boost screening rates and help kids. Read More >

Nation's Schools Serving More Students Under IDEA

New federal data shows that there are more children in special education and they are accounting for a greater percentage of public school students across the country. Read More >

Special Education Enrollment Trends Upward

The number of students receiving special education in the nation's public schools is on the rise, according to a new federal report. Read More;

New App Helps Parents Track Child's Developmental Milestones

The Milestone Tracker app, available in iOS and Android mobile phones, was developed by CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. program to help parents, early care and education providers, and health care providers track developmental milestones in young children. Through this app and its many other parent-friendly tools, the program aims to improve the early identification of children with developmental delays and disabilities, including autism, so children and families can get the support and services they need as early as possible.

Schools Reminded Not To Delay Special Ed Evaluations

Officials at the U.S. Department of Education are raising concerns that school districts are inappropriately holding up or preventing evaluations of kids who may have disabilities. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/06/16/schools-reminded-evaluations/22421/

Are schools liable for not recognizing students' disabilities?

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