April 13, 2018

This week, the “nation’s report card” came out with less than stellar  results, showing minimal progress in math and reading scores. Chalkbeat breaks it down below. We’d also like to draw your attention to the teacher walkouts continuing in Oklahoma despite legislative action that would increase funding for education in the State. Teachers are continuing […]

April 12, 2018

We’re excited to announce new features released with v.3.16, including new functionality to upload attachments in the Service and Evaluation delivery screens, auto-assign students with service lines, and detail the status of any scanned file in AcceliROUTE. Read below for more info. Service and Evaluation Attachments With Service and Evaluation attachments, providers can now directly upload […]

April 6, 2018

As many of our readers know, April is National Autism Awareness Month. In light of this, we will be highlighting news stories this month related to Autism to help raise awareness. Sesame Street said they’ll be adding more resources to include kids on the spectrum on their TV show, online sites, and theme park, and […]

March 30, 2018

We wish our readers a happy Passover and Easter this weekend! Our featured article spotlights the insights of a group of special educators, who implemented new academic standards for their students with multiple disabilities. Over six years, their work showed that when teachers believe and act as if students can do something, assumptions about achievement […]

March 23, 2018

In this week’s top story, new federal funding, which includes a 5.5% increase in the Ed. Department’s budget, is aimed at expanding access and resources for school-based mental health services, increasing special education grants under IDEA, and more. On Monday, the Texas Education Agency released a draft strategic special education plan based on thousands of […]

March 19, 2018

National Youth Violence Prevention Week (March 19-23), organized by Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) and Sandy Hook Promise, raises awareness and educates students, teachers, school administrators, counselors, school resource officers, school staff, parents, and the public on effective ways to prevent or reduce youth Violence.  This week long national education initiative will involve activities that demonstrate the positive role […]

March 16, 2018

This week’s round up includes several big education policy stories. Our featured article spotlights the Florida education bill that includes a new voucher program for victims of bullying by offering them up to $6,800/year for tuition costs at a private school. However, educators are split on the consequences of this initiative. On Wednesday, students and […]

March 16, 2018

Accelify Solutions, LLC (Accelify), a leading provider of special education management systems, is pleased to announce that Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) has awarded a contract to Accelify to provide Medicaid billing software products and services. Under the contract awarded, HCPS will implement Accelify’s industry leading ESE and transportation service tracking systems, AcceliTRACK and AcceliROUTE, […]

March 9, 2018

Happy National Social Work Week! We’d like to take this opportunity to commend and celebrate the work of school social workers across the nation and the impact they have on students. While that impact is valued tremendously, especially in light of the recent attention to the issues surrounding student mental health, research shows most states […]

March 7, 2018

Since 1988 Federal law has allowed schools to bill Medicaid for medically necessary services provided to children with an individualized education plan (IEP) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Despite the complexities involved with billing Medicaid for these services, the benefits are rewarding for both students and districts. In the past year, Republicans […]