September 20, 2019
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September 20, 2019
This week brought positive news for students with disabilities pursuing post-secondary opportunities, with the U.S. DOE issuing guidance on how schools can use federal funds to help students make the transition. In other news, we share a unique approach to learning implemented by a California network of private schools where every student gets their own […]
September 13, 2019
Happy Friday! In this week’s featured article, a new report highlights how laws surrounding restraint and seclusion in schools vary from state to state. In other news, an innovative pop-up summer school teaches students skills for life; we explore the potential pitfalls of opening up social media to teachers and students; and why teacher diversity […]
September 6, 2019
Happy Friday and a big welcome back to all those who returned to school this week. We begin our roundup with a story that highlights a new strategy for school safety – behavioral threat assessments – and what it looks like. In a related story, the nation’s largest school system is implementing a new policy […]
August 30, 2019
Labor Day weekend is upon us, and as students begin returning to the classroom, this week’s round up is focused on mental health and the growing need for schools to support students in crisis and those who have experienced trauma. In our featured article, Douglas Gotel, Program Manager of District of Columbia Public Schools’ Mental […]
August 23, 2019
What happens when the IEP document intended to inform the parents of students with disabilities of their rights is written at a reading level that’s beyond their ability? This week’s featured article tackles that question. In other news, two studies challenge common claims about disproportionality in special education and a school district in Colorado sees […]
August 16, 2019
As students begin returning to classrooms, this week’s featured article examines how schools are reacting in the wake of recent ICE raids that are leaving many students without parents to go home to. In other news, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an opinion letter that makes IEP meetings a valid reason for family and […]
August 9, 2019
Happy Friday! With summer break coming to a close, our featured article this week highlights strategies teachers can still implement to stem summer learning loss and assess students once they do return to the classroom. In other news, a grocery store chain rolls our adaptive shopping carts designed for children with special needs; a New […]
July 26, 2019
Happy Friday! This week’s featured article highlights how school district lines have increased school segregation and massive discrepancies in school funding. In other news, principals share what keeps them in their profession; a Pennsylvania school district threatens foster care for student’s with lunch debt; tips for encouraging students to ask questions are shared; and the […]
July 19, 2019
Happy Friday! Our featured article this week highlights an innovative principal that reads bedtime stores to students via Facebook Live to connect with his scholars. In other news, a pioneering Autism research center shuts down; the issue of teacher pay and student loan forgiveness is debated; ways to reach more reserved students in the classroom […]