Higher Education

Currently, 14% of the nation’s school-going population receives special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA provides free and appropriate services to prepare students for matriculation into a postsecondary institution, employment, or independent living.

The definition of “village” has surely changed. But good schools still operate under the same ideals, acting as active members of their communities that provide students and their families with the local and federal programs they may have never known about.

Schools all over the country have closed their doors as a precautionary measure against coronavirus. Institutions once brimming with laughter and mindless chatter now stand empty, silent.