May 3, 2019
In this week’s featured article we share an interview with the 2019 National Teacher of the Year, Rodney Robinson, in which he describes his experience teaching at a juvenile jail. In other news, teachers are using learning management systems to make classroom organization more efficient for students with ADHD; parents of students with disabilities in […]
April 26, 2019
In this week’s round up, we’re featuring a recent report from the Government Accountability Office that finds there are discrepancies between states on the number of students qualifying for services under IDEA due to inconsistent state policies and inadequate federal oversight. In other ed news, there is a federal law that has guaranteed students’ rights […]
April 19, 2019
Happy Friday! Our featured article this week highlights a former teacher’s experience at a District 75 school in New York City and the changes the school system has seen over the years. The district serves only children with severe special needs with the attitude that teachers “work on the ability, not the disability, because [they] […]
April 12, 2019
This week our round up highlights supports for students with special needs and children with disabilities. Our featured article is centered around raising awareness of the impact the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools program has on students with and without intellectual disabilities by promoting meaningful connections through sports. In addition, a California special ed teacher […]
April 5, 2019
Happy Friday! The month of April celebrates World Autism and the advocacy organization Autism Speaks is launching a new public awareness campaign encouraging parents to have their children screened early for autism by including ads that feature Julia, a Sesame Street muppet on the spectrum. In policy news, the president quickly reversed his position on […]
March 29, 2019
As the month of March wraps up, this week’s major news centers on special education funding as Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed the Ed. Dept’s 2020 budget on Tuesday resulting in public backlash in response to the call for eliminating funding for the Special Olympics and cutting special education grants to states. Despite this, […]
March 22, 2019
Happy Friday! This week we feature a school in New York that’s using personalized learning to optimize special education for students. In other news, a task force of parents, educators, and advocates in Denver call for more inclusion of students with special needs in general education classrooms and for more screenings regardless of whether they […]
March 21, 2019
Accelify would like to share the following changes to the School District Administrative Claiming and Medicaid Certified School Match programs recently announced by the Florida Department of Education. If you have any question regarding these changes or would like to learn more about how Accelify can assist your District with maximizing your Medicaid reimbursements, please […]
March 15, 2019
Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend! This week’s round up begins with news on how and why repercussions from the college admission scandal affects students with disabilities. In big ed policy news, the Trump administration is calling for a 10% reduction in federal funding for schools and is recommending flat funding for special education and English […]
March 8, 2019
Our featured article in this week’s round up highlights the National School Boards Association’s push for an overhaul of special education by advocating for full funding of IDEA and updating the law to address other areas of concern related to educating students with disabilities. As for addressing the urgent need for school safety, a recent […]