Disability Scoop

Ed Department Lays Off Nearly All Special Education Staff

Layoffs will leave no more than a handful of staffers in the agency's special education office, jeopardizing oversight of the ...
Disability Scoop

Ed Department Blocked From Laying Off Special Education Staff

A federal judge temporarily halted a U.S. Department of Education plan to gut its special education office, but advocates say ...

New report exposes placement delays, safety concerns at DC Youth Services Center

The Council for Court Excellence (CCE) has released a report on minors committed to the Department of Youth Rehabilitation ...
Thomasville Times-Enterprise

Thomas University’s Social and Behavioral Sciences Division awarded nearly $1.9 Million in Federal Grants

Thomas University (TU) is proud to announce that its Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences has been awarded two ...
Washington City Paper

‘A Disaster On Top of an Already Existing Disaster’: Bowser Is Winding Down Oversight of D.C.’s Juvenile Justice System, Just as Conditions for Kids Deteriorate

D.C.’s juvenile justice system seems to be melting down. But Mayor Muriel Bowser seems to prefer a “see no evil, hear no evil” approach to the mounting crisis within the Department of Youth ...