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Special Needs Student Attendance Plummets on First Day of Bus Strike

Downtown

January 16, 2013

Special Needs Student Attendance Plummets on First Day of Bus Strike

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said attendance for District 75 was down about 40 percent Wednesday.

School Bus Carrying Special Needs Students Rear-Ended in Queens

Ridgewood

November 28, 2012

School Bus Carrying Special Needs Students Rear-Ended in Queens

The bus was hit at Metropolitan Avenue and Mt. Olivet Crescent about 9 a.m., officials said.

Autism Rate Rises 28 Percent in NYC, but Getting Help Remains a Struggle

Manhattan

April 02, 2012

Autism Rate Rises 28 Percent in NYC, but Getting Help Remains a Struggle

New York City saw a nearly 28 percent increase in the number of children with autism from 2009 to 2011.
City Might Have to Cough Up $40 Million in Private School Tuition for Special Needs Kindergarten Kids

Manhattan

June 24, 2011

City Might Have to Cough Up $40 Million in Private School Tuition for Special Needs Kindergarten Kids

The city could be on the hook for the cash after failing to place 2,500 special needs kindergarten kids in public schools.
Girls Prep Middle School Scrambling to Get Ready for Start of Classes at New East Village Building

Lower East Side & East Village

September 03, 2010

Girls Prep Middle School Scrambling to Get Ready for Start of Classes at New East Village Building

Crews are working around the clock to get ready for 125 students moving from the Lower East Side school.
Girls Prep Charter School Secures Space in the East Village

Lower East Side & East Village

August 25, 2010

Girls Prep Charter School Secures Space in the East Village

A total of 125 middle schoolers will reportedly move to Cooper Square to accommodate the expansion.
Start of School Delayed at LES Charter School Girls Prep

Lower East Side & East Village

August 18, 2010

Start of School Delayed at LES Charter School Girls Prep

The Dept. of Education has backed off an expansion plan that would have shuffled special-ed students.
Lower East Side Parents Challenge Decision to Expand Charter School

Manhattan

March 30, 2010

Lower East Side Parents Challenge Decision to Expand Charter School

The Dept. of Education has backed off an expansion plan that would have shuffled special-ed students.

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