10 Simple Steps for Reducing Toxic Stress in the Classroom
November 15, 2019
By: Jim Hickman and Kathy Higgins
Source: Education Week We all know that when children aren’t well, they’re less likely to learn. More and more teachers recognize that children who can’t sit still in class, act out, or have asthma may be showing warning signs of a toxic exposure to childhood trauma. More than two decades […]
Frontline Education Acquires Accelify Solutions
October 3, 2019
Leader in School Administration Software Broadens Offering and Bolsters Critical Solutions for the K-12 Special Education Community Malvern, PA – October 3, 2019 – Frontline Education, a leading provider of school administration software for the K-12 education community, today announced that it has acquired Accelify Solutions. Accelify provides cutting-edge special education management systems designed to […]
Accelify to Present at National Alliance for Medicaid in Education Conference
September 24, 2019
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2019 — Accelify Solutions, LLC (Accelify), a leading provider of special education management systems, will be presenting at the upcoming National Alliance for Medicaid in Education (NAME) conference on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, NM. The presentation, titled “Progress Monitoring – How to Utilize Service Documentation to Impact Student Outcomes,” […]
Charleston County School District Implements Accelify’s Medicaid Documentation and Claiming Systems
May 9, 2019
New York, NY – May 9, 2019 – Accelify Solutions, LLC (Accelify), a leading provider of special education management systems, is pleased to announce that Charleston County School District (CCSD) is implementing its Medicaid documentation and claiming systems. The contract includes Accelify’s comprehensive related services management solution, AcceliTRACK, which provides robust functionality to ensure […]
Austin Independent School District Selects Accelify’s Enterprise Special Education Management System
April 25, 2019
New York, NY – April 25, 2019 – Accelify Solutions, LLC (Accelify), a leading provider of special education management systems, is pleased to announce that Austin Independent School District (AISD) has selected Accelify to implement and maintain a comprehensive web-based software suite for special education, section 504, and related services management. The contract was […]
Milford Students With Disabilities Grow Lettuce Indoors for High School Salad Bar
January 22, 2020
By: Alison Bosma, Daily News Staff
Source: Telegram.com MILFORD – Each time the bright green sprouts of newly planted lettuce push through the dirt-and-compost mixture in the high school’s indoor salad bar garden, the students tending them are thrilled anew. “Every time they start with a seed, they get super-excited when it first grows,” special education […]
More States Expanding Students’ Access to Free School Meals
January 22, 2020
By: Linda Jacobson
Source: Education Dive A Vermont bill that would make school meals free for all students is just one example of how anti-hunger advocates are pushing in the direction of universal school meals. Concerns over lunch shaming, unpaid meal debt and proposals from the Trump administration to tighten eligibility for nutrition programs are being met […]
Supreme Court to Hear Case Educators Worry Could ‘Destabilize Public Schools’
January 21, 2020
By: Naaz Modan
Source: Education Dive The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a crucial case on the First Amendment this week that could, depending on its outcome, have significant fallout for public schools. “It will be a virtual earthquake,” Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, an organization that is a key […]
NJ Students With Autism Are Cracking Codes of Computer Literacy
January 20, 2020
By: Patrick Lavery
Source: NJ 101.5 FM MONTCLAIR — Ten New Jersey students with autism are the recipients of scholarships designed to further their skills and education in the fundamentals of computer coding and web and game design. The NXT GEN Coders Program is made possible through a grant from Autism Speaks and GameStop. The students are […]
FDA Misses Deadline to Ban Devices Used to Shock Those With Special Needs
January 20, 2020
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop The Food and Drug Administration missed its own deadline to finalize a ban on devices used to administer electric shocks on people with developmental disabilities. The agency said in late 2018 that it intended to finalize a 2016 proposal to disallow so-called electrical stimulation devices. At the time, the FDA said regulations would be […]