Overview  This fall, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) hosted an inspiring series of School Study Tours in New Orleans. Bringing together educators, administrators, and advocates from across the country, the three-day event aimed to showcase innovative practices in inclusive education and foster collaboration among participants. The purpose of EALA School Study Tours is to […]

This article was written and Published by Carrie Gillispie — October 16th, 2024 Lessons From Wyoming’s Funding Overhaul for Young Children with Disabilities Wyoming is considering revamping its funding formula for educating children with disabilities under age five. The state’s early childhood special education (ECSE) funding level stands in sharp contrast to its K-12 special […]

This article was written and Published by  Brandi Vesco— October 15th, 2024 Elizabeth Barker, an accessibility manager at Khan Academy, shares her insights on how ed-tech developers can make their tools user-friendly for everyone, including the need for field testing, observation and feedback. It was 2007, and Elizabeth Barker was working for an academic assessment […]

This article was written and Published by  Linda Jacobson— October 10th, 2024 The response topped a goal for 250,000 — 9 months early — but the effort’s future depends ‘100% on the election,’ one leader said. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Faison K-8 School in Pittsburgh during his fall bus tour last month. […]

This article was written and Published by Arianna Prothero— October 14th, 2024   Many teachers don’t receive training in their teacher-preparation programs on common learning differences, say experts. And that can leave teachers feeling uncertain about how to best support students in their classrooms who have dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia. Dyslexia affects the ability to […]

This article was written and Published by Janine Bowen — October 15th, 2024 Jessica Hunt, a professor of special education and mathematics education in NC State’s College of Education, is aiming to counter disparities in STEM learning through her work on a new, grant-funded project entitled “Building and Testing a Framework for Liberatory and Conceptual Mathematics […]

This article was written and Published by Robin Lake— September 29, 2024   Fall, and the start of the school year, is always a good time to take stock of what students and families need, and whether we (as the collective of the policy, research, and innovation industries and philanthropy community) are doing enough to […]

This article was written and Published by EALA— September 30, 2024 In September 2024, the latest cohort of New Champions gathered at Arizona State University’s Skysong campus in Scottsdale, Arizona, for a retreat designed to foster collaboration and growth. Facilitated by New Champions Mentor Deborah Hanmer of Breakthrough Leadership Consulting, the event brought together past […]

This article was written and Published by EALA— September 27, 2024 In early April, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) hosted its Spring 2024 School Study Tours in Nashville, Tennessee. Over three days, educators and administrators from across the country gathered to explore and learn from the innovative practices of schools that are making a […]

This article was written and Published by Government Technology— September 17, 2024 The Consortium for School Networking and the nonprofit CAST this week released a report on practical steps schools and tech developers can take to ensure new AI tools are accessible to all students. With the power to create personalized content, AI has the potential to […]