July 15, 2016
By: Madeline Will
Source: edweek.org In the 2007 movie “Freedom Writers,” Hilary Swank stands in front of a classroom of troubled high schoolers. They need to write down their stories, she tells them. Otherwise, when they die, “no one is going to remember you. Because all you left behind in this world was something no […]
July 14, 2016
By: Lisa Colangelo
Source: nydailynews..com A diverse academic background gave special education teacher Yvon Milien a unique way to connect with his students. Milien teaches students at the Brooklyn School for Career Development in Prospect Heights math, science, art and social studies by having them re-create architectural sites both famous and ordinary. And he has no question […]
July 14, 2016
By: Kate Harrington
Source: disabilityscoop.com Like many parents of children with autism, Braulio De La Cruz sought an expensive therapy called applied behavior analysis — or ABA — when his son Noah Leonardo was diagnosed last year. Noah, now 3 years old, qualifies for Medicaid coverage because he had been approved for Social Security’s Supplemental […]
July 14, 2016
By: Will Sentell
Source: theadvocate.com Students with disabilities were secluded or restrained more than 1,100 times during the past school year, a report unveiled on Wednesday shows. Most of the students were ages 8-12 and black males, Jamie Wong, director of special education policy for the state Department of Education, told a key state panel. […]
July 14, 2016
By: Michelle Diament
Source: disabilityscoop.com Federal education officials are calling out more than half of states for failing to meet their obligations under the nation’s special education law. The U.S. Department of Education determined that just 24 states qualified at the “meets requirements” level. The rest of the states were identified as “needs assistance” or […]
July 14, 2016
By: Vera Trplett
Source: edsurge.com Take a minute to ruminate on your own K-12 academic experience. Was it a pleasant experience that left you with a love for lifelong learning? Or was it an exercise in drudgery that left you wishing every Monday was Friday? I used to see this imbalance every day. When I […]
July 14, 2016
By: Kendra Yoshinaga
Source: npr.org Across the country there are stories like this: In a high-poverty area of Honolulu, a high school social worker helps her Asian-Pacific Islander students talk with their families about being LBGTQ. At a time when LGBTQ concerns in schools are increasingly visible — and often debated — teachers and administrators […]
July 14, 2016
By: Kendra Yoshinaga
Source: npr.org Across the country there are stories like this: In a high-poverty area of Honolulu, a high school social worker helps her Asian-Pacific Islander students talk with their families about being LBGTQ. At a time when LGBTQ concerns in schools are increasingly visible — and often debated — teachers and administrators […]
July 12, 2016
By: Samantha Finch
Source: parentherald.com Cash incentives are on the way for educators who have experience in specialized fields. San Francisco, California is willing to pay thousands of dollars to STEM and special education teachers for the 2016-17 school year. Shortage In STEM And Special Ed Teachers San Francisco’s school district will give a $4,000 […]
July 12, 2016
By: James Redford & Karen Pritzker
Source: theatlantic.com When Kelsey Sisavath enrolled as a freshman at Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington, in the fall of 2012, her mother was struggling with drug addiction. Kelsey herself was using meth. The multiple traumas in her life included a sexual assault by a stranger at […]