Friday catch-up notes—24 April 2026
What should've-maybe appeared as a post this week?
Editor’s note: This is yet another post composed of snippets (and links) about stories, resources, and observations that the SET authors didn’t quite develop into posts over the past week.—JohnL
Over on K-12Dive, Kara Arundel had a post 15 April 2026 in which she called attention to some misrepresentations in the proposed US federal government’s funding plan for 2027. See “Inside Trump’s 3.5% budget boost for special education: The FY27 budget proposal, however, would make changes that have advocates concerned about accountability and federal supports.” Worth reading.
The spring 2026 issue of ReThinking Behavior arrived in my mailbox 21 April 2026. This is issue 3 of volume 9, and it has plenty of good content, including notes and photos from the Midwest Symposium meeting of February 2026. ReThinking Behavior is a product of the Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, a venerable group dedicated to improving services for students with emotional a behavioral disorders. Regular readers will recall posts from long ago promoting MSLBD’s annual meeting about autism that is named in honor of the late friend of SET, Rich Simpson.
Those Dear Readers who have interests in the research about autism identification rates by Paul Morgan and Eric Hu reported 22 April 2026 may be interested in an interview with Paul that the Learning Disabilities Association of America provided in September 2025. Catch Lauren Clouser’s podcast with Paul at “Uncovering Inequities in Special Education: A Conversation with Dr. Paul Morgan” (headphones recommended, not because the content isn’t safe but because it’s sometimes hard to hear).
On 22 April 2026, Loki Ball published “Budgets are about tough choices — but why is the government choosing to cut funding for those with disabilities?” on Australian ABC News. This editorial decries a false dilemma in spending on services for those with disabilities vs those who are elderly.
Take a look at the weekly catalog of links, “The Week’s Best Education Reads,”1 provided by the Evidence Advocacy Center’sLinda Diamond and take the time to peruse the EAC’s Web site.
Keep up with other related topics about special education and disabilities. Read about these topics on Special Education Today.
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