This article was published on KENS5 by Holly Stouffer on November 23, 2020. SEGUIN, Texas — Virtual learning presents its own set of challenges for teachers and students, especially for those in special education. Even in a pandemic, educators know how to solve problems with ease. Seguin ISD has found the solution. The district is […]
This article was published on WJLA 10 by WCHS/ABC7 Staff on November 23, 2020. WASHINGTON (ABC7) — An undisclosed settlement was reached Monday in a Berkeley County, West Virginia civil lawsuit that alleged a student was subject to abuse in a special needs classroom at a Martinsburg elementary school. The lawsuit stemmed from a recording that […]
This article was published on NBC News 10 by Connor Cyrus on October 20, 2020. A new report by The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council found success in distance learning can be tied to funding and accessibility. It found students in low income or urban communities who struggled before the pandemic, struggle even more when […]
This article was published on Great Good Science Center by Rebecca Branstetter on October 20, 2020. Parenting a child with additional learning, attention, social-emotional, or behavioral needs has never been easy—and it’s not exactly getting easier. Distance learning and hybrid learning have created a whole new layer of challenge for the approximately 7.1 million children who receive […]
This article was published on Wired by Eli Reiter on September 25, 2020. THE SCHOOL YEAR is difficult for both teachers and students, to say the least. Some districts are using a hybrid of remote and in-person learning, while others are on Zoom entirely. And that means teachers are stretched thin and unable to build community […]
This article was published on Wired by Eli Reiter on September 25, 2020. THE SCHOOL YEAR is difficult for both teachers and students, to say the least. Some districts are using a hybrid of remote and in-person learning, while others are on Zoom entirely. And that means teachers are stretched thin and unable to build community […]
This article was published on Education Dive by Kara Arundel on October 6, 2020. When schools closed to in-person learning in the spring, some individualized supports for students with disabilities were easily transitioned to remote or virtual learning. But other services were harder to adapt to new learning formats due to the specific interventions that […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Families keep plugging away at distance learning and we’ve heard from so many parents who say it hasn’t been easy adapting. For blind or visually impaired students, it has been a process adapting to online learning. Nine-year-old Miracle Boulos is a 4th grader in the Reynolds School District and is blind.The New […]
This article was published on the 74 Million by Erin Mote and Arthi Krishnaswami on October 16, 2020. Sarah Diaz, a 17-year-old rising high school senior, has always been diligent in school. But when New York City public schools shut down this spring and her parents had to keep working, she was forced to become […]
This article was published on APA by the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education on September 29, 2020. This year, as COVID-19 disrupted traditional K–12 education, even the most experienced teachers felt suddenly thrown back into their first day, or first years, of teaching. Appearing in their virtual classrooms, many teachers found themselves looking at […]
