special ed

Families who participate will receive most of the state money their local public districts would have gotten to educate their children.

Indiana will help families who leave public school pay for special education.

Sarah Vaughan

Families can use the money to pay for a range of educational and therapeutic costs at approved providers — including private school tuition.

A new state program to address the special education teacher shortage will allow licensed teachers to enroll in free university training to earn a special education license to their credentials.

Indiana offers scholarships to address special education teacher shortage

Bente Bouthier

Indiana will spend $2 million to help fully license special education teachers by offering scholarships for required training and streamlining required coursework, the state education department announced Monday.

Cindy Davies teaches integrated chemistry and physics to a group of students at the Independence Academy in Indianapolis.

No classroom. Missing friends. How the pandemic jolted Indiana’s special education students

Bente Bouthier

Students at the Independence Academy in Indianapolis are quick to tell you what they like about the school: their friends — and seeing them in person.

Republican and Democrat members of the Indiana House Education Committee are worried there is not enough time for the state to end emergency permits for special education teachers without adding to the growing teacher shortage.

Lawmakers say Indiana may not have enough time to fix special ed licensing problem

Bente Bouthier

Indiana lawmakers are among those worried that the state’s rush to end emergency permits for special education teachers will leave schools with unfilled positions to help students with disabilities.