Tag: virtual learning
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State Department of Education rules against Savannah-Chatham in special needs complaint
This article was published on the Savannah Morning News by Barbara Augsdorfer on February 16, 2021. [Correction: A previous version of this story stated that ESOL students would return to the classroom this week. That was incorrect and the final paragraph of the story has been edited.] Students with special needs must receive all their…
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‘He’s lost rather than gained.’ COVID year is especially hard on special-needs students
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…
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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…
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Online learning cannot just be for those who can afford its technology
The dramatic shift to online learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic risks widening educational inequalities. This article was published by Nature Research on September 23, 2020. Every day, hundreds of millions of students, teachers and support staff, are participating in a learning revolution: the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the centuries-old tradition that students…
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D.C. Voices: Distance learning supports for students with disabilities and English learners
This article was published by D.C. Policy Center on September 23, 2020 by Tanaz Meghjani. The shift to distance learning due to the coronavirus pandemic in spring of 2020 created access and language barriers for some of D.C.’s most vulnerable students, including students with disabilities and English learners. In that time, what obstacles did educators…
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Lessons In Leadership: How a first-year principal navigated pandemic disruption
This article was published by Education Dive on September 22, 2020 by Roger Riddell. As a Feb. 1 transition to hybrid learning approaches, Principal David Brown is continuing to implement and improve supports for students, families and staff. Like many of his peers, David Brown’s first year as a principal was far from ordinary. Where…
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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…