AcceliBEAT Weekly Round Up: 2/15-2/19

February 19, 2016

This week teachers, parents, and families rallied together across the nation to defend the role of public schools. In the face of a growing charter school movement (not without controversy), concerns about education savings accounts, and persistent questions about the effectiveness of everything from assessment to professional development, public school proponents have a message to send.

What do you think the role of public schools is in today’s changing world?
Catch up on this week’s news to stay informed and decide for yourself!

Parents, Teachers And Children Rally For Public Education At Schools Across The Nation

Parents, teachers, children and community members rallied in support of public education at schools across the country Wednesday morning, many of them calling for more funding and less testing.

The Promise Of
Integrated Schools

Charlotte is a city where no racial or ethnic group constitutes a majority of residents—whites (45 percent), blacks (35 percent), and Latinos (13 percent) top the city’s multicultural mix.

OSERS Kicks Off Inclusion In Early Childhood Programs Webinar Series

First webinar in series focuses on the importance of inclusion in early childhood education.

Private Groups Step In To Show Teachers How To Use Technology In The Classroom

It seems a waste. Millions of educational apps, millions of lesson plans available online, millions of laptops in the hands of students.Yet only a small segment of teachers …

Group Aims To Boost Advocacy Skills For Parents Of Students With Disabilities

A has found an unusual path back to trust between the community and its school district: a volunteer effort that so far has helped support dozens of parents of students who have disabilities.

City Moves To Shutter Three Charter Schools, Including Beginning With Children-02/18

The city will move to close three charter schools at the end of this school year, including one that helped start New York’s charter movement.

Is Special Education Paperwork Really A Problem?

When the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was reauthorized back in 2004, the U.S. Department of Education offered some relief to states that said they were drowning in paperwork.

Mainstreaming Effort Prompts Outcry From Teachers

Just months after rolling out a program integrating scores of special education students into general education classrooms, Panama-Buena Vista Union School District …

What’s Missing In Edtech? Character Development

The Secret To Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried In The Tax Code