TEA Warns Districts Not to Use RTI to Delay Special Education Referrals
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently sent a letter on November 17, 2016 to school districts urging them to not delay or deny special education referrals in order to complete Response to Intervention strategies (RTI). In its November 2016 letter, TEA stated: “There have been reports that some school districts […]
New article in the Houston Chronicle about the declining Special Ed Numbers in Texas
There is a new article in the Houston Chronicle about the declining Special Education numbers in the state of Texas focusing on mentally ill students. The article addresses how mentally ill students have disproportionately been affected by the 8.5 percent target for Special Education enrollment imposed by the Texas Education Agency […]