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SSES+ Medically Fragile | Texas Education Agency Students who receive special education services, who are currently enrolled in a Texas public school, and are identified as "medically fragile" now qualify for the new SSES+ grant from TEA. Additional information about the SSES+ Medically Fragile program can be found below in the FAQs.

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3 Things No One Tells You About Special Education Law 2. "Parents have the right to say no."

For my Garland ISD clientele.

Friendly reminder to join us this Wednesday, August 7, for a membership roundtable at 7 PM. 625 Austin Street, Garland Texas

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Until the state of Texas funds SpEd in such a way as to support Least Restrictive Environment, schools will either stop mainstreaming, or fail to fund students with disabilities accordingly, in the general education classroom, according their individual educational needs.

Federal judges point to yet another way Texas short-changes special education As urgent education issues pile up for the state Legislature, federal judges say the way Texas funds special education creates a “perverse incentive” to minimize a student’s needs.

If you have been fighting for the last decade plus, you aren’t crazy, and the deck was definitely stacked against you and your child.

Texas Saved Billions Cutting Special Education. Now the Bill Comes Due The U.S. ordered the state to remove a cap that wrongly deprived hundreds of thousands of kids. Now the question is who will pay.

Summer is a great time to review IEP progress reports and consider whether new goals are in order. Keep goals Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reasonable and Timed.

Prepare to be PO’d if you have and/or care about a child or children receiving SpEd in Texas. The fish rots from the head, folks. Want to know why TEA is under investigation right now? The environment they operate in is created by those who finance education in Texas, and this is the head of the Texas School Finance Commission, in his own words, discussing how he thinks money should be allocated. WARNING: Have the Pepto Bismol and a puke bucket handy.

Slow Learners Justice Brister's comments regarding Texas students who receive special education supports & services.