On Oct. 15, state education officials released new guidelines aimed at supporting students receiving special education services.
Since the Rhode Island Department of Education undertook the report in 2021, they engaged students, educators, administrators, parents and advocacy organizations, according to the department’s press release. After four years of research, the report was released in recognition of Dyslexia Awareness Month.
“Twenty percent of Rhode Island’s students are classified as differently abled, and they are an integral part of our state’s educational system — not a population apart,” the report reads. About 26,000 students receive special education services across the state, according to the press release…