This article was published in the Washington Post by Laura Meckler and Hannah Natanson on December 6, 2020. After the U.S. education system fractured into Zoom screens last spring, experts feared millions of children would fall behind. Hard evidence now shows they were right. A flood of new data — on the national, state and […]
This article was published on KQED by Cayla Bamberger on December 7, 2020. This story about special education services was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. Single mom Nicole Vaughn has spent the better part of her adult life advocating for […]
This article was published on 19 News by Michelle Nicks on November 29, 2020. CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) – Breaking details as 19 News learns that if teachers in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District go on strike Wednesday, the District plans to temporarily stop special education classes. You can read the letter from the […]
This article was published in the Queens Daily Eagle by Rachel Vick on November 24, 2020. Two years ago, P.S. 811 in Little Neck transformed a concrete corner of its schoolyard into an accessible oasis to engage students in a curriculum that taught independence and vocational skills through gardening. The benefits of the open air […]
This article was published in the Telegraph Herald by Annie Mehl on November 29, 2020. Inside his first-grade classroom at Carver Elementary School, McCoy Hubbard is mindful of the way his teacher’s lips move under the clear mask that covers her face. Her mouth is the one clue he has to decipher what she is […]
This article was published on EdSource by Carolyn Jones on November 30, 2020. As the pandemic has drawn more attention to the needs of students in special education, the state is moving forward with changes to teacher preparation programs intended to improve learning conditions for California’s nearly 800,000 students with special needs. Last month, the […]
This article was published in the Hartford Courant by Amanda Blanco on November 27, 2020. The number of high-needs and minority students attending class in Connecticut this fall declined compared to the 2019-2020 school year, a concerning trend that could only accelerate as more districts transition to online learning amid a growing second wave of […]
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 […]