December 7, 2018
This week we begin with a “twice exceptional” high school student who is speaking out to reimagine the special education system. In ed policy news, as the nation mourns the passing of the 41st president, we also want to honor one of his enduring legacies, which was signing the Americans with Disabilities Act into law in […]
November 30, 2018
The holiday season went into full gear this week as we kicked it off with our annual #AccelifyGivesThanks contest. Tell us what you’re grateful for and you could win an Apple Watch or $100 donation to a charity of your choice. Details on how to enter below. In ed news this week, we begin with […]
November 26, 2018
Last week we kicked off the season of giving with our annual #AccelifyGivesThanks contest! Participants are eligible to win an Apple Watch or a $100 donation to a charity of their choice. If you haven’t already done so, there’s still time to enter – winners will be announced on December 4th! Here’s how to […]
November 22, 2018
We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! In this week’s roundup we begin with an update on how ESSA requires states to define and report on chronic absenteeism. In other news, a specialist discusses assistive technologies that can help students with dyslexia make gains in reading; new study finds an experimental treatment may help peanut allergy […]
November 16, 2018
Happy Friday! This week’s featured article highlights how members of the student voice committees in Chicago’s schools are making a real impact, including how one high-school’s committee conducted surveys and interviews to improve relationships between 100 teachers and 1,500 students. In other news, cheerleaders with physical and mental disabilities are enjoying recognition at their Ohio school; […]
October 31, 2018
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October 26, 2018
Our featured article this week focuses on a group of 100 students who drafted and ratified a Students’ Bill of Rights for School Safety calling for better mental health care in schools and a slate of new gun control laws in the nation’s capital. In special ed policy, federal officials said Texas should do more to […]
October 19, 2018
In this week’s round up we look at the role principals play in managing special education programs from a variety of perspectives. In policy news, the Education Department announced the selection of Laurie VanderPloeg, a special education administrator from Michigan, to lead the federal office of special education programs. Her priority when she takes office […]
October 5, 2018
Happy first weekend in October! Our featured article this week showcases a bilingual app that gives deaf children the chance to understand a story and enjoy it in their native language, American Sign Language. In ed policy news, lawmakers are looking to improve care for children with complex medical needs, and under a recently passed Vermont law, […]
September 28, 2018
We begin this week’s roundup with a story covering the nation’s top special education official setting a new agenda for the U.S. Department of Education as it works to “rethink anything and everything” in its quest to meet the office’s mission “to improve early childhood, educational and employment outcomes and raise expectations for all people […]