July 27, 2023
The New Jersey Department of Education is seeking a representative of a public charter school or a teacher from a local educational agency, which includes a charter school or school district, to sit on the New Jersey State Special Education Advisory Council beginning in the fall of 2023.
June 20, 2023
The New Jersey Department of Education's Office of Special Education recently issued an advisory informing schools and educators about new and updated special education materials on its website.
June 01, 2023
The Local Special Education Profiles can be found on the State Performance Plan Annual Performance Report webpage.
May 26, 2023
The New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Special Education will host a Summer Learning Institute through the Learning Resource Center network to empower educators with the knowledge and support to meet the needs of a wide range of learners.
April 19, 2023
The application for extraordinary special education aid, or EXAID, was recently made available on the New Jersey Department of Education’s Homeroom webpage. Applications will be accepted through May 26, 2023.
December 29, 2022
To understand the odd position you are often placed in, we need to review some basics of special education law.
December 10, 2022
The application for seeking reimbursement for providing additional or compensatory special education and related services for students with disabilities who were 21 as of July 1, 2022, is now available on the New Jersey Department of Education’s Homeroom webpage.
November 14, 2022
On Nov. 10, the U.S. Department of Education released a letter to state directors of special education with resources, guidance and important principles to help highly-mobile children with disabilities.
August 08, 2022
The student’s parent, the petitioner in this case, requested the student to be picked up and dropped off from a daycare center instead of from home, and contended that the student would have made less progress absent the daycare program.
November 25, 2020
The pandemic school closures present distinct challenges for special education students.