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As Families Look For Inclusive Schools, Texas’ Funding System For Special Ed Creates A ‘Perverse Incentive’

Laura Isensee

Posted on November 20, 2019 · Families and researchers agree: Children with special needs often do better when they’re integrated in general education classrooms. But Texas gives schools more money if children with disabilities are separated from other children.

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Advocates, Administrators Ask Lawmakers To Consider More Funding In Special Ed Reform

Laura Isensee

Posted on March 26, 2018 · At the same time, Texas is under a federal mandate to improve access to special education, a state commission is reviewing the school finance system, which could include changes to special ed funding

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Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 5, 2023 · On Friday's show: It may sound like science fiction, but research from the University of Houston outlines a fuel-efficient concept for moving vehicles along a modified highway system of the future at up to 400 miles an hour, making some aspects of air travel obsolete.

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Many Texas special ed parents fear school vouchers because ‘private schools don’t have to play’

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on March 30, 2023 · The governor and top lawmakers have pointed to students in special education as prime beneficiaries of school vouchers. Some community members are worried the approach will drain funds from already shortchanged public schools while opening the door for discrimination against students with disabilities. 

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‘No accountability’: Kids in special education are routinely restrained. Texas lawmakers could change that

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on February 16, 2023 · Parents with children in special education programs say that schools have restrained the students without their knowledge. A House bill would help with that by banning the use of restraint on children under the age of 10.

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For Houston Parents Of Special Needs Children, The First Day Of School Brings New Challenges

Sara Hutchinson, HPM Intern

Posted on August 19, 2021 · Just days before Houston ISD begins its new school year, one parent spoke with Houston Public Media about concerns he has for his child on the autism spectrum.

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