August 1, 2019
By: Adam Harris
Source: The Atlantic The Waterbury School District is quarantined within man-made, invisible walls, partitions that hug it on each side, forming taut, if unnatural, boundaries on the map. The school district, in Waterbury, Connecticut, is touched by eight other districts, each one whiter, more affluent, and receiving more dollars than Waterbury itself. […]
August 1, 2019
By: Selene San Felice
Source: Disability Scoop County officials still want an apology from Regal Cinemas. The company offered free movie tickets after a camp of children with disabilities was denied a screening at Regal Waugh Chapel & IMAX in Gambrills. Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks director Rick Anthony said a customer service manager from Regal […]
July 31, 2019
By: Phyllis W. Jordan
Source: The 74 Amid the fanfare over the public school that NBA star LeBron James opened last year in Akron, Ohio, came a poignant interview acknowledging a problem he faced as a student: chronic absenteeism. Moving from home to home with his mother, living across town from his school with no car […]
July 31, 2019
By: Naaz Modan
Source: Education Dive A recently released New America report says that English learners (ELs) with disabilities are not well understood and are an underserved subgroup caught between underfunded federal programs and educators on the ground with little training. The report outlines steps administrators, leaders, and policymakers can take to better serve ELs that also […]
July 30, 2019
By: Beth Hawkins
Source: The 74 Things have gotten decidedly upscale at the little coffee shop located in George Washington Carver High School, starting with the name. tOAsty’s — motto: “We just want to warm you up!” — has been rebranded as rOAst. The conceit common to both names, the capital O-A combination, is the school’s […]
July 30, 2019
By: Linda Jacobson
Source: Education Dive Two-thirds of U.S. teachers say discipline policies are inconsistently enforced in their schools, and 38% attribute a decline in suspensions to “higher tolerance for misbehavior,” according to the results of a survey released Tuesday by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Teachers in high-poverty schools were also more likely than those in […]
July 29, 2019
By: Wade Tyler Millward
Source: EdSurge Marty Schultz has added a twist to hangman, the classic word-guessing game. His tablet-run version of the game has the same goal: pick letters to figure out a mystery word. But to pick a letter, you run your finger over a paper Braille sheet on top of the screen. […]
July 29, 2019
By: Shawna De La Rosa
Source: Education Dive Denver Public Schools is getting a jump start on filling positions for special education paraprofessionals this year by raising pay to $15 per hour and providing five days of summer training for aides who work with students who have autism or emotional disabilities, Chalkbeat reports. Typically, the district — which […]
July 26, 2019
By: Selene San Felice
Source: Capital Gazette When kids from a summer camp show up for a matinee, they’re hoping for a little fun out of the sun. Maybe some popcorn. But when the 140 children and counselors from the Mayo Beach Adaptive Camp showed up at the Regal Waugh Chapel & IMAX, they were […]
July 26, 2019
By: Lori Desautels
Source: Edutopia Exercises that help young students who’ve experienced trauma transition into the school day in a relaxed and ready state. For the past year and a half, I’ve been working with the directors and educators at St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center in Indianapolis. During my frequent visits, I’ve been introducing brain-aligned sensory and motor […]