January 24, 2020
Happy Friday! This week’s feature highlights how the outcome of a crucial Supreme Court case could impact the relationship between state funding and religious schools and that relationship’s impact on public schools. In other news, the FDA missed its own deadline to ban devices used to shock people with developmental disabilities; use of telehealth platforms […]
January 17, 2020
Happy Friday! This week’s featured article highlights why federal funding still falls short for special education. Also this week, the Education Department announced it will for the first time screen entire grades for students who are at risk of dyslexia and has implemented a trial run at two New York City elementary schools. In other […]
December 13, 2019
Happy Friday! In this week’s roundup, we’d like to give a huge shout out to Miami-Dade County Public Schools as Education Dive’s pick for District of the Year! In other news, a special education teacher shares her motivations as she was once a student with disabilities; a district in Texas shares its approach to addressing […]
November 8, 2019
Happy Friday! Our featured article showcases a recent report that finds students with learning disabilities who classified into special education improved academically. In ed policy news, new research paints a more nuanced picture of the hotly debated topic of minority students being disproportionately identified as having disabilities. In other news, a school in Minneapolis becomes […]
November 1, 2019
Happy first of November! This week’s featured article highlights the grim results from the Nation’s Report Card that finds that there has been no progress in mathematics or reading over the past decade. In ed policy news, a nationwide movement to delay school start times may gain more fuel after California passed the first of […]
October 25, 2019
In this week’s featured article, a recent study finds the primary method of screening young kids for autism is failing to identify a majority of children with the developmental disorder. According to the study, less than 40 percent of children later diagnosed with autism screened positive in the assessment. In other news, ALLIES, the state’s […]
October 18, 2019
Happy Friday! In this week’s featured article the Education Department’s top official in charge of special education announced he is leaving his post. In other news, a school in Connecticut celebrates the positive impact a robot has on a child with Autism; a recent report highlights how charter schools use their flexibility to serve special […]
October 11, 2019
Happy Friday! In major news this week, the Education Department announced $71.6 million in funding to improve school safety and access to mental health resources to address school violence. Also in this week’s roundup, an LA Times article examines an issue we know well—the financial, legal, and labor costs of due process cases on families […]
October 4, 2019
Happy Friday! We have exciting company news to share in this week’s roundup. Accelify has joined the Frontline Education family! Details on the partnership below. In other news, an alternative school is opening for young children with behavioral issues and critics are split on whether it’s actually beneficial; Autism insurance is now required in all […]
September 27, 2019
Happy Friday! This is your last chance to enter our Clear the List Giveaway! Check out the details on how to enter below. Our featured article this week is a heartwarming story of an 8th grade student in Louisiana that created a supply closet for students in need. In other news, a recent study shows […]