Month: July 2021
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School leaders question each other’s motives as Sarasota board debates special-ed recordings
This article was published on the Sarasota Herald-Tribune by Ryan McKinnon on July 28, 2021. The fallout from a costly, protracted special education scandal continued to divide the Sarasota County School Board Tuesday, as school leaders questioned each other’s motives during a heated discussion over special education policy. The question at hand: Should parents be allowed…
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SPLC asks federal government to act on school discipline disparities
This article was published on the Alabama Political Reporter by Eddie Burkhalter on July 27, 2021. Disciplinary policies in U.S. public schools disproportionately impact children of color, the disabled and LGBTQ youth, the SPLC Action Fund wrote to the U.S. Department of Education last week. The comments, submitted to the Department of Education’s Office for…
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From the Hulk to Pokemon: ‘Geek therapy’ is helping Lehigh Valley students unlock emotional superpowers
This article was published on The Morning Call by Daniel Patrick Sheehan on July 24, 2021. Hulk smashes, yes, but he also feels lousy afterwards, when he reverts to being mild-mannered Bruce Banner and surveys the wreckage. Therapist Jason Frei explores that lesson to great effect with children at Northampton Area Middle School who struggle…
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New program for students with developmental disabilities a go at LSUA
This article was published on KALB by Kailey McCarthy on July 22, 2021. ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – A new program for young people with developmental disabilities is officially a go at LSUA. The program is being funded by a grant award of $126,000 from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation and private donations worth…
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Rock Bridge High School students grow adaptive sports not-for-profit, one step at a time
This article was published on the Columbia Daily Tribune by Roger McKinney on July 16, 2021. When Rock Bridge High School students Kinley Schade and Sriya Pokala started a not-for-profit in tandem with the start of the pandemic, they had no idea it would grow as it has in 16 months. Their not-for-profit organization, Difference One Step…
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Eastern Suffolk BOCES helping special needs students explore career paths
This article was published on The Suffolk Times by Bob Liepa on July 21, 2021. Upon entering a classroom at the Harry B. Ward Technical Center in Riverhead Monday morning, a visitor was greeted by a room full of smiling faces. Perhaps not what one would expect of students in school during the summer. Not…
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Montclair Schools: We Promise To Do Better For Special Education Students
This article was published on Montclair Local by Talia Wiener on July 15, 2021. Montclair schools say they’re undertaking major, systemic changes to special education after an audit found racial disparities in how often children are classified as needing services, problems with communication and uneven experiences across the district’s schools. That third-party audit, by GoTeach…
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College, school district leaders continue partnership to offer REACH program
This article was published on The Brunswick News by Lauren McDonald on July 15, 2021. Students in Glynn County Schools’ special education program will continue to benefit this year from a partnership the district has with College of Coastal Georgia that brings the students to the college campus to learn real-world skills they’ll take beyond…
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View From The Hill: Camp COLLAB brings special education teachers and speech language pathologists together
This article was published on WBKO by Amy Bingham on July 15, 2021. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – It’s a meeting of the minds for speech language pathologists and special education teachers with one common goal in mind—how to best communicate with students. In this week’s View from the Hill, Amy Bingham takes us inside…
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Digital Promise Project to Promote Equity in Learning and Employment Records
This article was published on Campus Technology by Rhea Kelly on June 14, 2021. Digital Promise, a nonprofit focused on closing the digital skills gap, is embarking on an effort to design and communicate the value of more equitable Learning and Employment Records (LERs). LERs are “digital records of an individual’s skills, credentials, diplomas, and…
