Category: Scheduling and Operational Systems
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Legal review: Some New Mexico charter school admission policies may be discriminatory
This article was published on the Santa Fe New Mexican on August 21, 2021. A private law firm’s partial review of charter school admissions practices found some state-funded institutions in New Mexico are violating state rules by requesting information about prospective students’ special-education needs. Leaders of a few charter schools cited in the report were…
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Cardona: Mask mandate bans could be civil rights, discrimination issue
This article was published on K-12 Dive by Naaz Modan on August 18, 2021. Dive Brief: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent six additional letters Wednesday to Arizona, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah expressing disapproval over the states’ school mask mandate bans. He also suggested in an update on the U.S. Department of Education’s Homeroom blog that the…
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Pandemic Exacerbates Lack Of Special Ed Resources In N.H.
This article was published on NHPR by Sarah Gibson on August 17, 2021. Some New Hampshire school districts are reporting more inquiries than usual into special education services, as families contend with learning loss, developmental delays, and disabilities diagnosed during the pandemic. Whether these inquiries will translate to more special education plans, called IEP’s, is…
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Lincoln parents call LPS mask policy for special education students unfair
This article was published on 1011Now by Bayley Bischof on August 12, 2021. LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – For most Lincoln Public School students in seventh grade or above, masks are optional. But not for everyone. Students in certain special education and life skills classes are required to mask up regardless of age or vaccination status.…
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Education advocates lobby NC lawmakers to fund the $800 million-per-year Leandro plan
This article was published on WRAL by Emily Walkenhorst on August 11, 2021. Education and child advocates visited the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday to tell lawmakers their budget proposals aren’t enough to adequately fund public schools. Advocates urged lawmakers to fully fund the plan outlined in the quarter-century old Leandro education equity lawsuit.…
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In debate over masks, Arizona parents of kids in special education worry about COVID-19 safety
This article was published on the Arizona Republic by Yana Kunichoff on August 11, 2021. As COVID-19 forced thousands of Arizona families in and out of remote learning last school year, Sadie Derton struggled through the difficult and often despairing work of supervising the online classes of her two children. This year, Derton was ready…
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Are you a special-ed teacher? Triangle schools need you — and will pay big to get you
This article was published on The News & Observer by T. Keung Hui on August 9, 2021. Triangle school districts are offering thousands of dollars in recruitment bonuses to attract new special-education teachers to educate students returning to class later this month. Last week, the Wake County school board approved a $3,500 teacher recruitment bonus to fill…
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Special education funding should be more streamlined, report finds
This article was published on EdSource by Carolyn Jones on July 30, 2021. To improve accountability and transparency in California’s special education system, funding should bypass local cost-sharing consortiums and go directly to school districts, according to a new report released Thursday. The report, compiled by researchers at the nonpartisan consulting firm West Ed, is…
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Palo Alto schools sued over mask rules
This article was published on the Daily Post by Emily Mibach on July 12, 2021. The father of a child with disabilities is suing the Palo Alto Unified School District because his son wasn’t allowed to go mask-less at summer school, and could be held back. The child is about to be a senior and…
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Special ed and high-needs students get windfall in budget deal
This article was published on Cal Matters by Joe Hong on June 28, 2021. Lea este artículo en español. California schools are poised to get a record-breaking amount of money in the state budget to help students recover from the 15 months of chaos, virtual classrooms, hybrid schedules and ever-shifting guidance. Districts with lots of high-needs…