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Federal reports show the school district has fallen short of serving students quickly enough and is disproportionately suspending Black students with disabilities for long terms.
Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter
The Trump administration has already cut hundreds of other employees and hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher training and mental health grants.
A judge has temporarily stopped more layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education.
North Carolina will face more scrutiny from the federal government after failing to meet benchmarks of the federal Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
A Wake County special education teacher has been arrested and charged with assaulting a student with a disability.
The school board wants to reduce these numbers in light of lawsuits over seclusion and restraint. That includes a lawsuit that led to the school system needing to report these numbers to the board every six months.
The changes come three years after the district first received a report from an education consulting firm informing them of major issues with staff training, poorly defined staff roles and problematic communication with parents.
A special school in Raleigh. The Tar Heel Traveler looks at Frankie Lemmon School in Raleigh and how it is serving students with special needs, and how it has expanded to serve even more.
The family of Matthew Wells, a nonverbal student with autism, is suing Moore County Schools and a teacher's assistant. The family is alleging that the assistant slapped and knocked Matthew to the floor in 2021.
A proposal to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education is gaining steam as President Donald Trump moves to swiftly carry out his campaign promises. Here's what that could mean for North Carolina schools and students.
WRAL staff and wire reports
School board members will meet at Wake County Schools headquarters Tuesday to talk about what they want to bring before state lawmakers. Teacher pay, changes to the school calendar and special education funding will be their top three priorities.
Special education teacher vacancies have more than tripled in the past five years. WRAL Education Insider examines the consequences.
North Carolina's worsening special education teacher shortage is leaving students without proper services and schools vulnerable to violating state and federal laws.
New complaints follow years of a worsening shortage of special education teachers that's leaving schools without qualified faculty and students without properly provided services.
In a newly revealed video, Republican candidate for governor Mark Robinson told supporters at a private event he would turn down federal funding for North Carolina schools. That's a popular idea among some conservatives, but it could come with a hefty price tag.
Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief
It's the latest of decades of recommended changes to how the state funds services for its more than 200,000 students with disabilities. But is it different this time?
"He said he had a bite," said Kimberly. "So I pulled his shirt down, and on the back of his shoulder, he did very much have a huge raised-up bite on his back."
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The Project SEARCH internship program helps Wake students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. It's one of a handful statewide.
The judge found the school system had denied the child a "free and appropriate education" as guaranteed under federal special education law by using inappropriate punishments and failing to develop or implement behavioral interventions for the child.
My eldest is in a public Wake County School and has a 504 Plan. My middle child is in a Private Pre-K and has an IEP, an individualized Education Plan.
Nili Zaharony, WRAL contributor
A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.
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A Knightdale man who taught at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School was charged Tuesday with sexual misconduct with a student.
Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter
Families and educators describe an under-resourced system and too few educators who are sufficiently trained or knowledgeable in how to work with students with certain disabilities.
