This article was published on KOMU by John Jenco on December 9, 2020. JEFFERSON CITY – A pre-filed bill for the 2021 Missouri General Assembly legislative session would give parents or legal guardians of students with special needs the ability to record IEP or 504 meetings. House Bill 228, sponsored by Rep. Chuck Basye, would […]
This article was published on WWSB by Jessika Ward on December 9, 2020. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – On Tuesday, Dec. 8, the Florida Department of Education released results of a 2019 investigation that was conducted by FDOH’s Office of Inspector General and revealed the Sarasota County School District falsified records and wrongfully placed several students […]
This article was published on EdSource by Carolyn Jones on December 9, 2020. Responding to a surge in student anxiety and depression — exacerbated by the pandemic — a state commission has called for California schools to move quickly to become “wellness centers” addressing mental and physical health needs among K-12 students and their families. […]
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 […]