special education

Turn-out was very low Tuesday. But voters renewed a regional special education millage in the Kalamazoo area.The millage will raise about $12.5-million…

Voters in nine Kalamazoo-area school districts go the polls Tuesday, May 4. They'll decide whether to renew a special education millage for six years.Dave…

The coronavirus pandemic has affected all kids to some degree. But it's meant big changes for those with special needs, and for those who work with…

(MPRN-Lansing) Legislation on child restraint in classrooms passed through a House committee Thursday. The legislation would prevent teachers from…

When a young child is diagnosed with autism, Western Michigan University doctoral student Thom Ratkos says “There’s really no telling what the trajectory…

(MPRN-Lansing) There’s a bipartisan effort at the state Capitol to ban special education teachers from secluding and restraining students. Under the…

“If you know one student with autism, you know one student with autism.” Thom Ratkos says that’s a phrase parents of autistic children use because each…

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is pushing for changes in Michigan’s special education system. He outlined findings of his special education listening tour and…

Voters in the nine districts that make up the Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency have approved a tax increase to pay for special education…

Nearly ten years ago, the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Services Agency asked voters to support a three-year millage to help pay for school operating…