Tag: Virginia
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$1 million grant will help support special education teachers across Virginia
This article was published on WFXR by Kim Yonick on August 17, 2021. (WFXR) — The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has received a $1 million grant to help reduce turnover and promote retention of special education teachers. The funding will give VDOE the ability to build upon efforts supporting the recruitment, development, and retention…
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Federal Court Rules in Favor of APS in Drawn-Out Education Dispute
This article was published on ARLNow by Jo DeVoe on July 30, 2021. A multi-year legal battle between a family and Arlington Public Schools over the appropriateness of their child’s special education support ended this summer with a decision in APS’s favor, handed down by federal court. While the avenues for dispute resolution dead-end there…
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Arlington Dad Tells Congress Virtual Instruction Nearly Cost Him His Son
This article was published on ARLnow by Jo DeVoe on May 12, 2021. Before the coronavirus, Reade Bush’s son was a talkative child with autism and ADHD who loved school and his friends. But the pandemic changed the world and in turn changed him. Without a routine and social opportunities, his son created an imaginary…
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‘Critical Shortage’ of Special Education Teachers as Kids Head Back to School
This article was published on NBC Washington by Scott MacFarlane, Katie Leslie and Jeff Piper on April 23, 2021. Washington, D.C.-area public schools are suffering a “critical shortage” of special education teachers as students return from the long year of virtual learning, according to a review by the News4 I-Team. A lack of available special…
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Cover letter written by 20-year-old with autism reaches millions on LinkedIn
This article was published on ABC News by Nicole Pelletiere on March 17, 2021. A Virginia man has shared his cover letter on LinkedIn in hopes that someone will “take a chance” and offer him a job. Ryan Lowry of Leesburg posted the letter just before his 20th birthday, writing to his “future employer” that…
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Federal Probes into Lack of School Services for Special Needs Students Reflect Nearly a Year of Parental Anguish, Advocates Say
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…