This article was published on Chalkbeat Chicago by Samantha Smylie on June 17, 2021. The Illinois State Board of Education this week approved another year of state oversight of Chicago Public Schools’ special education program. A state monitor has overseen Chicago’s special education department since 2018, after a report found that Chicago Public Schools systematically delayed and […]
This article was published on WLTX by Alicia Neaves on June 18, 2021. CAYCE, S.C. — Parents, former students and social justice groups are calling for better mental health services for students with special needs in Lexington School District Two. This comes after an elementary student with disabilities was put in handcuffs by a district School […]
This article was published on The Taunton Daily Gazette by Susannah Sudborough on June 18, 2021. TAUNTON — Fifth-grader Amari Kaye is 12 years old, but because of her dyslexia, she began her year at Martin Middle School this year reading at a third grade level. “Going into fifth grade, you’re supposed to be able to read […]
This article was published on The Salt Lake Tribune by Courtney Tanner on June 16, 2021. The cheerleading squad at Shoreline Junior High took two official team portraits this year. The first photo included Morgyn Arnold, a 14-year-old student with Down syndrome who’d been working as the cheer team manager and knew all the routines […]
This article was published on TAPintoHawthorne by Jessica Ellis on June 16, 2021. HAWTHORNE, NJ – Four years ago, teacher Danielle Forshay teamed up with Superintendent Richard Spirito and Director of Special Education Jessica Pignatello to fill a need she saw while working as a life skills teacher at Hawthorne High School. With her help, […]
This article was published on the Brown County Democrat by Abigail Youmans on June 15, 2021. When Chef Dustie Condon was opening the Nashville House kitchen, a woman reached out to ask if her sister could work with her. She had experience in restaurants and helping with the family, and some learning disabilities, but also […]
This article was published on the Daily Pilot by Lilly Nguyen on June 15, 2021. Rory Siwula is 9 years old and speaks quickly as if she were in a rush to get all the words out. She’s confident and happy to answer questions about herself. She’s about to enter the fourth grade this fall. […]
This article was published on Inside Indiana Business by Mary Roberts on June 14, 2021. INDIANAPOLIS – WGU Indiana has announced its Master of Arts in Teaching–Special Education degree is now available. WGU says the new degree will help Indiana meet workforce development needs and help educators meet the requirements to earn an initial teaching license […]
This article was published on EdSurge by Nadia Tamez-Robledo on June 2, 2021. As schools let out for summer, there are undoubtedly aspects of the past year that teachers and parents alike are ready to leave behind. But then there are the benefits that some are hoping stick around. Among them: better communication strategies and […]
This article was published on ABC11 by Samantha Kummerer on June 10, 2021. RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The phone call from her daughter’s principal wasn’t one Lyndsay Emmons was expecting or prepared for. “It was devastating. It was all the worst fears of a parent culminated in one phone call,” remembered the Wake County mom. […]