Month: April 2021
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Students In D.C. Jail Sue City For Failing To Provide Instruction, Special Education Services During Pandemic
This article was published on dcist by Debbie Truong on April 13, 2021. Students incarcerated in the D.C. Jail have not regularly interacted with teachers for more than a year, according to a lawsuit filed last week that alleges the city has failed to educate the students during the coronavirus pandemic. Attorneys for the 40…
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Pre-service teachers actively engage with avatar-based program
This article was published at the University of North Georgia by J.K. Devine on April 14, 2021. Teaching kindergarten through 12th-grade students with disabilities requires patience and skill. Dr. Brooks Peters and Dr. Jennifer Sears share those skills with University of North Georgia (UNG) students in her education courses. Usually, both assistant professors of elementary and special education re-enact…
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Farmington Steam Academy Seclusion Room Sparks Protest
This article was published on Farmington Voice by Joni Hubred on April 12, 2021. Amanda Thielen’s son was a first grader at Kenbrook Elementary School when he first experienced a seclusion room. Nicholas, now a 5th grader, has a range of developmental issues. Being isolated in a room with an adult holding the door closed,…
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NYC to pay $500 to nearly 1,000 parents to address mental health needs at their schools
This article was published on Chalkbeat New York by Alex Zimmerman on April 9, 2021. The education department is launching a training program next month for parents, paying them $500 to become “wellness ambassadors” addressing mental health needs in their school communities. The initiative will pay the stipend to parent leaders from roughly 950 schools…
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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education
This article was published on the Hechinger Report by Sarah Butrymowicz on March 25, 2021. Near the end of Delilah McBride’s second month of kindergarten in Taylor, Michigan, her family received jarring news from her principal: Delilah would be allowed to come to school only in the morning. Someone would need to pick her up…
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Kats together: Student-led club promotes inclusion by uniting special ed, general ed students
This article was published on KokomoPerspective.com by Alyx Arnett on April 6, 2021. Students at Kokomo High School are carrying on the legacy of a recent graduate who started a club last year that unites special education and general education students to create a more inclusive environment. The club, Kats Together, was launched by 2020…
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WV Legislature sends governor bill that could eliminate school workers’ raises
This article was published on the Charleston Gazette-Mail by Ryan Quinn on April 6, 2021. The West Virginia Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that could mean fewer public school workers, such as speech-language pathologists, get a raise. Senate Bill 680 now heads to Gov. Jim Justice for his approval or veto. Justice is a Republican…
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Gov. Lujan Grisham signs bills on special education, school equity and child support
This article was published on the Las Cruces Sun-News by Algernon D’Ammassa on April 5, 2021. SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took action Monday on 50 bills passed by the New Mexico Legislature during its regular 60-day session from January to March, highlighting measures addressing special education, childhood poverty and child support as well…
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Judge rules Issaquah School District violated federal disabilities law, orders it to pay more than $160,000
This article was published on the Seattle Times by Elise Takahama on April 5, 2021. An administrative law judge has ruled that the Issaquah School District violated a federal law that guarantees educational rights to students with disabilities, and ordered the district to pay more than $160,000 to an Issaquah family who accused the district…
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Chicago Parents Could Have More Time To File Special Education Complaints
This article was published on Patch by Samantha Smylie on March 30, 2021. Special education advocates are pressing the state to extend a deadline for Chicago families to seek relief for those years the district delayed or denied services to children with disabilities. A bill in the state legislature, which would extend the timeline, passed…