In this file image, Rhode Island mother Naiommy Baret is pictured with her then-3-year-old son, who was receiving early intervention services for epilepsy and a speech delay. Nationwide, there are ...

Naiommy Baret’s 3-year-old son receives early intervention services for epilepsy and a speech delay. Credit: Vanessa Leroy for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

The new law states hospitals must sign a letter referring babies to early intervention services if the child is born weighing less than 2.2 pounds.

In late winter, Jeff Bridges got word that state-funded therapy for his 1-year-old son, who was born prematurely, would be slashed by half starting in July. Bridges was upset. But he had a better ...

ALBANY — New York State officials in April promised a funding boost for early intervention services for more than 73,000 young children with developmental delays and disabilities, but eight months ...