February 22, 2016
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: disabilityscoop.com Efforts to limit the administrative burden schools face in serving students in special education have been met with little enthusiasm, a federal investigation finds. Despite long-running concerns that educators are overwhelmed by the obligations of serving students with disabilities, schools have largely failed to take advantage of several provisions within federal […]
February 18, 2016
By: Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
Source: thenation.com Millions of Americans sweat and strain at work every day. They lift. They pound. They come home exhausted. Other Americans make their living wheeling and dealing on Wall Street. The most strenuous part of their day? Trying to stand up […]
February 18, 2016
By: Harold Pierce
Source: disabilityscoop.com BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Just months after rolling out a program integrating scores of special education students into general education classrooms, Panama-Buena Vista Union School District teachers are crying out in frustration over a lack of preparation, training and breakdowns in communication. Panama began mainstreaming about 120 students this year with mild […]
February 18, 2016
By: Christina A. Samuels
Source: edweek.org A Pennsylvania town roiled by a controversy that led to the resignation of its superintendent three years ago 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. […]
February 17, 2016
By: Daniel Morse
Source: edsurge.com “Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education,” Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in the February 1947 edition of the Morehouse College student newspaper. More than half a century later, we’re still trying to figure out how to include character development in education. Learning tools are everywhere—take your pick. Get employable […]
February 17, 2016
By: Christina Samuels
Source: blogs.edweek.org 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. One pilot program allows states to create individualized education programs, or IEPs, for students that cover three school years, instead of one. […]
February 17, 2016
By: MEGHAN E. MURPHY
Source: hechingerreport.org 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 nationwide find ways to infuse technology into their lessons. “There’s a real hunger out there, about how do I get better […]
February 11, 2016
By: Patrick Wall
Source: ny.chalkbeat.org This summer, schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña started a new ritual: Every third Saturday of the month, she sits down with a top deputy and spends a couple hours talking about school diversity. “How are we going to get it done? What are some of the enrollment consequences? How do we bring […]
February 11, 2016
By: Lori Higgins
Source: freep.com Michigan schools should break down the walls between general education and special education, creating systems in which extra help for students who need it is intensified as their needs increase. Lt. Gov. Brian Calley said that’s the centerpiece of a set of 26 recommendations made today by a task force on […]
February 10, 2016
By: Michelle Diament
Source: disabilityscoop.com President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget includes a bump in funds for special education programs serving young kids, but spending on school-age children would largely remain flat. The budget released Tuesday calls for $80 million in added federal funding next year for early intervention and preschool services for children with disabilities. […]