This article was published on Bethesda Magazine by Caitlynn Peetz on February 8, 2021. When Montgomery County schools first closed in March, it was confusing for Dana Chan’s 10-year-old son, Ryder, who has Down syndrome. The disrupted routine that’s often hard for children with developmental disabilities to process, lack of regular therapy services and abrupt […]
This article was published on Politico by Michael Stratford on February 3, 2021. Miguel Cardona, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Education secretary, breezed through his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, winning some bipartisan support even amid an increasingly contentious national political debate over reopening schools during the pandemic. Cardona pledged to do “everything in our […]
This article was published on The City by Clifford Michel on February 3, 2021. A trio of Staten Island children with developmental disabilities is suing the city to force the city Department of Education to integrate students from their district into neighborhood school classrooms. The federal class action was filed by three staff attorneys for children’s […]
This article was published on the Hechinger Report by Sarah Gonser on January 26, 2021. On a shelf in her Chicago classroom, third grader Arianna has a thick binder that details her achievements, strengths and goals as a student, along with some revealing information about her personality. It describes her love of guitar and singing […]
This article was published on the Idaho Press by Sami Edge and Nicole Foy on February 1, 2021. Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Jan. 28, 2021 An anonymous group of Wilder School District patrons filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights on Thursday, alleging the district discriminated against students learning English […]
This article was published on News10 by Chelsea Siegal on February 1, 2021. WASHINGTON (NEWS10) —Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced bicameral legislation to support educational programs for low-income students and students with disabilities. The Keep Our Promise to America’s Children and Teacher’s (PACT) Act would put Congress on a path to provide mandatory funding for Title I and the Individuals […]
This article was published on The News & Observer by T. Keung Hui on January 29, 2021. This story is part of “The Lost Year,” an occasional series on how the pandemic is affecting education across North Carolina. The past year has robbed many Americans of their lives, but it’s also robbed many special-needs children […]
This article was published on WISHTV by Brenna Donnelly on January 28, 2021. FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — One art teacher at Hamilton Southeastern High School is truly living the cliche: ‘art is for everyone.’ Mr. Dan Moosbrugger recently created a peer mentoring art class, combing general education students and HSE’s “Exceptional Learner” students, or those […]
This article was published on The 74 Million by Jo Napolitano on January 26, 2021. Luis Martinez, an 11-year-old fifth grader with autism, rarely missed a day of school before the pandemic. Though non-verbal, he delighted in seeing his friends and teachers, and his mother, who quit her job five years ago to care for […]
This article was published on WDIO by Emily Ness on January 24, 2021. The Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth added a new minor to their roster of classes this semester—aimed at making physical activity more accessible for all. The minor is called the Developmental Adapted Physical Education minor—or DAPE—for short. Courses are being taught by Dr. […]