Special Education Policies, Students Elected on the Board of Ed, and a Documentary about the Representation of Disabilities in Film in This Week’s AcceliBEAT
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 with disabilities, their families, their communities and the nation.” On a darker note, our next story examines how the state of Georgia has placed a disproportionate number of African American children in its statewide network of schools for students with disabilities and how these students have been neglected. In other news, for the first time in 20 years, two students were sworn in to the Philadelphia Board of Education, a chef promotes food education in Chicago Public Schools, and a new documentary analyzes how disability has been represented in movies and on television over the last 120 years. All this and more in this week’s AcceliBEAT!
Trump Administration ‘Rethinking’ Special Ed
The nation’s top special education official is setting a new agenda for the U.S. Department of Education as it works to address the needs of students with disabilities.
Georgia’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System
A statewide network of schools for disabled students has trapped black children in neglect and isolation.
South Carolina’s First Free School for Children with Dyslexia Opens near Easley
Because of the rarity of such a program being offered tuition-free, several students’ families have relocated from other states to get in.
Philly Appoints 2 Students to Its School Board as Students Nationwide Fight to Be Heard
For the first time in nearly two decades, two high school seniors were sworn in as student representatives on the city board of education.
If it seems strange to think of food education as part of a child’s baseline learning experiences, says Merges, consider the impact food has on our lives.
Addiction Counselors Embed in Schools Dealing with the Opioid Crisis
A treatment center that helps adults is now helping schools and children with addicted parents.
Film Tells Story Of Disabilities In Hollywood
A new documentary featuring a who’s who of Hollywood A-listers is delving into the history of how disabilities are portrayed on screen.
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