This article was written by Blake Apgar of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on October 25, 2021. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a first-of-its-kind grant program Monday that will help families with disabled children recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Transforming Opportunities for Toddlers and Students (TOTS) program will use $5 million in federal coronavirus relief […]

This article was written by Robin J. Lake and published by Education Week on October 25, 2021. In a rush to return to normal and leave last year’s remote learning debacles in the rearview mirror, states and school systems have thrown away a potential pandemic breakthrough: the ability to shift quickly and seamlessly to remote […]

This article was written by Annie Ma of NBC 5 Chicago on October 23, 2021. Even as schools have returned in full swing across the country, complications wrought by the pandemic persist, often falling hardest on those least able to weather them: families without transportation, people with limited income or other financial hardship, people who […]

This article was written by Landon Burke of ABC 30 on October 21, 2021. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — In ABC30’s segment, Education Spotlight, Action News Anchor Landon Burke will talk with Merced County Office of Education (MCOE) officials about some of the biggest topics in education. Landon Burke learned about a program that supports local […]

This article was written by Elizabeth Miller of OPB on October 18, 2021. There are open positions in schools across the state, but the jobs remain unfilled. School districts all over the Pacific Northwest and across the country are dealing with staffing shortages in multiple areas. From bus drivers to paraeducators to substitute teachers, already understaffed schools are […]

This article was written by Jackie Valley of the Nevada Independent and published by Patch on October 18, 2021. The Clark County School District violated federal education disability law by not providing services that would have adequately met the needs of a student with dyslexia, a federal judge in Nevada ruled last week.https://54b35366f54c048d7f7de97da434e6fb.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html In a […]

This article was written by Benjamin Yount of APG Wisconsin on October 18, 2021. he Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction on Friday released enrollment figures for this school year, and statewide enrollment once again fell. “Wisconsin’s total school district headcount for the third Friday of September 2021 was 814,101, a decline of […]

This article was written by Jeffrey S. Solochek of The Tampa Bay Times on October 18, 2021. Florida’s school mask rules are scheduled to head back to court this week, as six districts are asking an administrative law judge to rule that the Department of Health didn’t properly implement its emergency rule banning mask mandates […]

This article was written by Anita Wadhwani and published by the Tennessee Lookout on October 7, 2021. As Gov. Bill Lee battles lawsuits from parents of kids with disabilities — along with a federal civil rights investigation into whether his ban on universal masking in schools discriminates against kids at high risk for serious illness […]