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This article was written and Published by jdsupra— October 11th, 2024 As school administrators know, there are always interesting updates for complying with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Recent cases provide important new information for K-12 school teams to improve their special education practices to best serve students with disabilities. As school districts […]

This article was written and Published by Entrepreneur  Staff— October 17th, 2024 The primary advantage of Edtech innovations in special education is in the capacity to personalised learning experience using tools such as speech to text, learning applications and other learning platforms. The edtech landscape has been evolving continuously which has a significant impact on […]

Overview  This fall, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) hosted an inspiring series of School Study Tours in New Orleans. Bringing together educators, administrators, and advocates from across the country, the three-day event aimed to showcase innovative practices in inclusive education and foster collaboration among participants. The purpose of EALA School Study Tours is to […]

This article was written and Published by Carrie Gillispie — October 16th, 2024 Lessons From Wyoming’s Funding Overhaul for Young Children with Disabilities Wyoming is considering revamping its funding formula for educating children with disabilities under age five. The state’s early childhood special education (ECSE) funding level stands in sharp contrast to its K-12 special […]

This article was written and Published by  Brandi Vesco— October 15th, 2024 Elizabeth Barker, an accessibility manager at Khan Academy, shares her insights on how ed-tech developers can make their tools user-friendly for everyone, including the need for field testing, observation and feedback. It was 2007, and Elizabeth Barker was working for an academic assessment […]

This article was written and Published by  Linda Jacobson— October 10th, 2024 The response topped a goal for 250,000 — 9 months early — but the effort’s future depends ‘100% on the election,’ one leader said. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Faison K-8 School in Pittsburgh during his fall bus tour last month. […]

This article was written and Published by Arianna Prothero— October 14th, 2024   Many teachers don’t receive training in their teacher-preparation programs on common learning differences, say experts. And that can leave teachers feeling uncertain about how to best support students in their classrooms who have dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia. Dyslexia affects the ability to […]

This article was written and Published by Janine Bowen — October 15th, 2024 Jessica Hunt, a professor of special education and mathematics education in NC State’s College of Education, is aiming to counter disparities in STEM learning through her work on a new, grant-funded project entitled “Building and Testing a Framework for Liberatory and Conceptual Mathematics […]

This article was written and Published by Robin Lake— September 29, 2024   Fall, and the start of the school year, is always a good time to take stock of what students and families need, and whether we (as the collective of the policy, research, and innovation industries and philanthropy community) are doing enough to […]

This article was written and Published by EALA— September 30, 2024 In September 2024, the latest cohort of New Champions gathered at Arizona State University’s Skysong campus in Scottsdale, Arizona, for a retreat designed to foster collaboration and growth. Facilitated by New Champions Mentor Deborah Hanmer of Breakthrough Leadership Consulting, the event brought together past […]