Controversial Psychoeducational Schools Persist in Georgia
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Six years ago, Georgia’s state Board of Education adopted a series of regulations restricting the ways that Georgie schools manage some of their most challenging students — those with behavioral disorders. The state has largely ignored these regulations, however. An investigation launched by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) found that many of […]
Illinois Gov Rauner Creates Children’s Cabinet as Budget Woes Persist
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) has announced a newly established “Children’s Cabinet” for the purpose of improving the welfare of Illinois children. Rauner made a stop at a school just outside Springfield to sign a governing mandate that established the “Governor’s Cabinet on Youth and Children.” The plan is to streamline education and other services of the state […]