On Monday, Feb. 10, the Department of Government Efficiency—established by President Donald Trump with one of its goals focused on reducing federal spending and the national debt—announced that it had cut 89 Department of Education contracts, worth a total of $881 million. On the same day, the department...

As of 2021, 1,069 PAUSD students — one in 10 — had physical or cognitive disabilities. Most of these students were part of PAUSD’s Special Education program (also known as SpEd), according to the website Disability Almanac. To ensure students with disabilities receive equitable instruction,...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) have been closed since March 13 to protect the health and safety of students and staff. While every student has been impacted by adjusting to online learning, the students who have previously relied on the district...

Written by Elizabeth Chung and Grace Ding In 1975, P.L. 94-142, the law that guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability, was passed to ensure equal educational opportunities for students with special needs. This called for the official formation of special...