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 […]
This article was published on Farmington Voice by Joni Hubred on April 12, 2021. Amanda Thielen’s son was a first grader at Kenbrook Elementary School when he first experienced a seclusion room. Nicholas, now a 5th grader, has a range of developmental issues. Being isolated in a room with an adult holding the door closed, […]
This article was published on Chalkbeat New York by Alex Zimmerman on April 9, 2021. The education department is launching a training program next month for parents, paying them $500 to become “wellness ambassadors” addressing mental health needs in their school communities. The initiative will pay the stipend to parent leaders from roughly 950 schools […]
This article was published on the Hechinger Report by Sarah Butrymowicz on March 25, 2021. Near the end of Delilah McBride’s second month of kindergarten in Taylor, Michigan, her family received jarring news from her principal: Delilah would be allowed to come to school only in the morning. Someone would need to pick her up […]
This article was published on KokomoPerspective.com by Alyx Arnett on April 6, 2021. Students at Kokomo High School are carrying on the legacy of a recent graduate who started a club last year that unites special education and general education students to create a more inclusive environment. The club, Kats Together, was launched by 2020 […]
This article was published on the Charleston Gazette-Mail by Ryan Quinn on April 6, 2021. The West Virginia Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that could mean fewer public school workers, such as speech-language pathologists, get a raise. Senate Bill 680 now heads to Gov. Jim Justice for his approval or veto. Justice is a Republican […]
This article was published on the Las Cruces Sun-News by Algernon D’Ammassa on April 5, 2021. SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took action Monday on 50 bills passed by the New Mexico Legislature during its regular 60-day session from January to March, highlighting measures addressing special education, childhood poverty and child support as well […]
This article was published on the Seattle Times by Elise Takahama on April 5, 2021. An administrative law judge has ruled that the Issaquah School District violated a federal law that guarantees educational rights to students with disabilities, and ordered the district to pay more than $160,000 to an Issaquah family who accused the district […]