This article was published on Chalkbeat New York by Pooja Salhotra on August 31, 2021. A South Bronx elementary school is launching a first-of-its-kind program in New York City to integrate students with emotional disabilities with their general education peers. The pilot, called “Path,” will prioritize social-emotional learning for a single kindergarten classroom at P.S. […]
This article was published on Block Club Chicago by Ariel Parrella-Aureli on August 26, 2021. PORTAGE PARK — For years, Catherine Henchek’s son Ian dreamed of going to college like his big sister. But with minimal college support and accommodations for high school graduates with intellectual disabilities like Ian, Henchek worried he couldn’t get appropriate […]
This article was published on The Charleston Gazette-Mail by Ryan Quinn on August 25, 2021. A federal judge has opened the door to allowing an ongoing lawsuit to dramatically change the way Kanawha County public schools must support children with disabilities and behavioral issues. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger ruled Tuesday that what was a 2020 lawsuit filed by […]
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 […]
This article was published on The 74 Million by Paul O’Neill and Lauren Morando Rhim on August 16, 2021. After more than a year of largely remote learning, many schools are, despite some lingering virtual offerings, returning to primarily in-person instruction for nearly all students. That is raising some very serious questions that we have […]
This article was published on WFXR by Kim Yonick on August 17, 2021. (WFXR) — The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has received a $1 million grant to help reduce turnover and promote retention of special education teachers. The funding will give VDOE the ability to build upon efforts supporting the recruitment, development, and retention […]
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 […]
This article was published on Chalkbeat Colorado by Melanie Asmar on August 18, 2021. Denver Public Schools had planned to abolish its system of separate classrooms for students with emotional disabilities, describing them recently as “one of our most glaring examples of institutionalized racism.” Black male students are four and a half times as likely […]
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 […]
This article was published on The Gazette by O’Dell Isaac on August 12, 2021. Academy School District 20 on Thursday unveiled a new, $25 million elementary school, complete with a state-of-the-art STEM lab and a one-of-a-kind program for students with dyslexia. Encompass Heights Elementary School — a sprawling, two-story structure sitting on an 11-acre campus — is […]