Month: December 2020
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School ‘wellness centers’ could be an answer to soaring mental health needs in California
This article was published on EdSource by Carolyn Jones on December 9, 2020. Responding to a surge in student anxiety and depression — exacerbated by the pandemic — a state commission has called for California schools to move quickly to become “wellness centers” addressing mental and physical health needs among K-12 students and their families.…
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‘A lost generation’: Surge of research reveals students sliding backward, most vulnerable worst affected
This article was published in the Washington Post by Laura Meckler and Hannah Natanson on December 6, 2020. After the U.S. education system fractured into Zoom screens last spring, experts feared millions of children would fall behind. Hard evidence now shows they were right. A flood of new data — on the national, state and…
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Some Families Hope Pandemic Can Spur Change in Special Education
This article was published on KQED by Cayla Bamberger on December 7, 2020. This story about special education services was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. Single mom Nicole Vaughn has spent the better part of her adult life advocating for…
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Local school district says they will temporarily stop special education classes if teachers go on strike
This article was published on 19 News by Michelle Nicks on November 29, 2020. CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) – Breaking details as 19 News learns that if teachers in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District go on strike Wednesday, the District plans to temporarily stop special education classes. You can read the letter from the…
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Importance of NYC’s outdoor learning initiative is clear to Little Neck special ed teacher
This article was published in the Queens Daily Eagle by Rachel Vick on November 24, 2020. Two years ago, P.S. 811 in Little Neck transformed a concrete corner of its schoolyard into an accessible oasis to engage students in a curriculum that taught independence and vocational skills through gardening. The benefits of the open air…
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Local students with hearing disabilities presented with new obstacles amid pandemic
This article was published in the Telegraph Herald by Annie Mehl on November 29, 2020. Inside his first-grade classroom at Carver Elementary School, McCoy Hubbard is mindful of the way his teacher’s lips move under the clear mask that covers her face. Her mouth is the one clue he has to decipher what she is…
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Less siloed, more inclusive: Changes to special education teacher preparation expected to have big impact on schools
This article was published on EdSource by Carolyn Jones on November 30, 2020. As the pandemic has drawn more attention to the needs of students in special education, the state is moving forward with changes to teacher preparation programs intended to improve learning conditions for California’s nearly 800,000 students with special needs. Last month, the…