This article written by Edward Montalvo and published by XQ on April 28 2023. You know that face students make when you ask them questions, and you can tell they’re thinking deeply? It’s a very distinctive face: their eyes are growing bigger, and you can tell the dots are connecting. If you’re an educator, it’s […]

This event page was originally posted by Getting Smart on May 1st, 2023. On this Getting Smart Town Hall we are joined by Erin Mote from Educating All Learners Alliance and Karla Phillips-Krivickas from Think Inclusion to discuss some of the core challenges facing learners with disabilities, some of the most pressing topics circling the […]

This article was originally written by Will Vitka in Northern Virginia Magazine on April 14th, 2023. Fairfax County Public Schools added three specialists to its roster in an effort to better meet the needs of neurodivergent students. One of the new hires, Kristen Haynor, “is believed to be the first Neurodiversity Specialist in a U.S. […]

This article was originally written by Caitlyn Hayes in the Cornell Chronicle on April 10, 2023. For her master’s project in archeology at Cornell, Carol Anne Barsody M.A. ’23 assembled and led a large interdisciplinary team of researchers to investigate and solve the mystery of a mummified bird that had been kept in Cornell’s archives for decades, […]

This article was originally written by Alex Baumhardt and published by the Oregon Capital Chronicle on April 13, 2023. More than 130 emergency licensed teachers are filling in as special education instructors in Oregon this year, shortchanging thousands of students and potentially violating a federal law. That law, the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, […]

This article was originally written and published by Benetech on April 17, 2023.  This Important Certification Reinforces Pearson’s Commitment to Accessibility PALO ALTO, Calif., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, is now a Benetech Global Certified Accessible™ (GCA) publisher. Benetech, a global nonprofit focused on providing equitable opportunities for all […]

This article was originally written by Julie Kim and published by The Atlantic on March 6, 2023.  n the fall of 2020, as my son and his neighborhood friends started to trickle back out into the world, my daughter, Izzy, stayed home. At the time, Izzy was 3 years old, ripe for the natural learning […]

This article was originally written by Kent Erdahl and published by KARE11 on March 16, 2023. Edina’s South View Middle School has spent nine years partnering with Special Olympics Minnesota on a program that transcends Special Education. EDINA, Minn. — Even on the snowiest of school days, there is a warmth that radiates far beyond […]

This article was originally written by Tendai Charles and published by The Higher Education on March 6, 2023. As university educators, we should be aware that some students will have special educational needs. These can include a specific learning difficulty such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or a sensory impairment such as partial blindness, […]

This article was originally written by The Washington Education Association Communications and published by NEA on March 27, 2023. Strong advocates for public schools know how to pace themselves. Creating equity and lifting the voices of all students and educators takes time, patience and boundless energy. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, and Rochester High […]