Tag: IEP
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Virtual IEPs should stay
This article was published on the Center for Reinventing Public Education by Katy Bateman & Lanya McKittrick on April 28, 2021. This is the first blog post in our Notes from the Field: Special Education blog series. When the pandemic hit last spring, schools across the country shifted out of sheer necessity to virtual meetings to discuss students’…
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School district receives discrimination complaint
This article was published on the Estes Park Trail Gazette by Jason Van Tatenhove on January 4, 2021. The grandparent of an Estes Park student who has been identified as a child with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA,) has filed a state-level complaint against Larimer County School District R-3 on…
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Proposed MO House bill hopes to allow parents to record special education meetings
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…
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Some Families Hope Pandemic Can Spur Change in Special Education
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…
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Local school district says they will temporarily stop special education classes if teachers go on strike
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…
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IEPs altered to reflect distance learning service changes, but at cost to schools
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…
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Feeling Forgotten: Students With Special Needs Face Unique Challenges With Virtual Learning
This story originally appeared on GPB and affiliate of PBS and NPR on August 4, 2020 by Jade Abdul-Malik. Jennifer Normanly wants her 18-year-old son Jack back in school as soon as possible. Like many parents raising children with disabilities, she feels her voice has been forgotten amid the return-to-school pandemic discussion. Jack and his…
