This article was published on The 74 Million by Barbara Duffield, Lindsay Jones and Janet Murguía on April 22, 2021. For students facing the greatest barriers to school success and long-term stability, the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act was a positive step forward. The law dedicates $800 million to the identification, enrollment and […]
This article was published on KSL.com by Jacob Klopfenstein on April 23, 2021. SALT LAKE CITY — Two southern Utah school districts have decided not to require a doctor’s note for students who want to be exempt from mask requirements, instead allowing parents to simply notify them that their child needs an exemption. Kane County […]
This article was published on NBC Washington by Scott MacFarlane, Katie Leslie and Jeff Piper on April 23, 2021. Washington, D.C.-area public schools are suffering a “critical shortage” of special education teachers as students return from the long year of virtual learning, according to a review by the News4 I-Team. A lack of available special […]
This article was published on ABC Action News by Robert Boyd on April 21, 2021. LAKELAND — Hundreds of pilots were at the Sun ’n Fun Air Show, but not many of them can say they built their own plane. That’s exactly what three high school students have been doing and the end result will […]
This article was published on The 74 Million by Mark Keierleber on April 20, 2021. This story is published in partnership with The Guardian A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder on Tuesday following a closely watched trial that centered on the former Minneapolis police officer’s use of physical restraint that prosecutors said killed George […]
This article was published at Hamline University by Anne Kopas on April 15, 2021. Hamline’s new special education program helps fill the urgent need for qualified special education teachers in Minnesota. Hamline now offers initial and additional licensure in special education with specialization options in the areas of academic behavioral strategist or autism spectrum disorder. Hamline’s special […]
This article was published on The Morning Sun by Jordan Meier on April 16, 2021. PITTSBURG, Kan. — It’s usually early in the morning when Salli Chowning, the special education teacher at Northwest Elementary in Arma enters her classroom. She unlocks the door, turns on the light and takes a deep breath as she prepares for the day. She […]
This article was published on The Center Square Indiana by Margaret Menge on April 15, 2021. (The Center Square) – A bill that passed through both chambers of the Indiana legislature will make it easier for people in the state who already have college degrees and experience in the working world to become teachers. Senate […]
This article was published on dcist by Debbie Truong on April 13, 2021. Students incarcerated in the D.C. Jail have not regularly interacted with teachers for more than a year, according to a lawsuit filed last week that alleges the city has failed to educate the students during the coronavirus pandemic. Attorneys for the 40 […]
This article was published at the University of North Georgia by J.K. Devine on April 14, 2021. Teaching kindergarten through 12th-grade students with disabilities requires patience and skill. Dr. Brooks Peters and Dr. Jennifer Sears share those skills with University of North Georgia (UNG) students in her education courses. Usually, both assistant professors of elementary and special education re-enact […]