May 13, 2019
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Many people with autism are not getting the assistance they’re entitled to from a government program that’s supposed to help individuals with disabilities land jobs. Access to services through vocational rehabilitation varies dramatically from one state to the next, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Autism […]
May 13, 2019
By: Emily Tate
Source: EdSurge It was Spirit Week at the Digital Pioneers Academy, and in fitting with the day’s “sports” theme, Mashea Ashton, the school’s founder and principal, had arrived wearing a red-and-white Devante Smith-Pelly jersey. Ashton’s decision to don this particular jersey—that of a local celebrity, a Washington Capitals hockey player and Stanley Cup […]
May 10, 2019
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop The U.S. Department of Education is fighting to delay a special education regulation two months after a federal judge found that the agency’s efforts to do so were illegal. In March, U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan determined that the Education Department had violated the law in moving to hold off […]
May 8, 2019
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week The U.S. Department of Education will appeal a judge’s ruling that could affect how school districts across the country spend millions of dollars in federal special education money. The department has wanted to delay the implementation of a rule related to how states monitor their school districts’ identification of minority students […]
May 7, 2019
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop New research suggests that medications targeting a hormone may lead to improved socialization and behavior in those with autism. Results from two studies on treatments related to the hormone vasopressin — one looking at adults on the spectrum and another looking at children — are showing promise. “We might finally […]
May 7, 2019
By: Hannah Grieco
Source: Education Week Students with disabilities face substantially increased rates of abuse and restraint in schools. As an education and disability advocate seeking to change that, I frequently encounter well-meaning arguments for separating higher-needs students from the general population. Many parents and teachers express sympathy, yet also a desire to keep certain groups […]
May 6, 2019
By: Stephanie Wang
Source: Chalkbeat For Shay Daily, teaching is personal. His own struggles in school — learning in different ways, dealing with anxiety, and managing attention deficit disorder — inspired him to help students who face challenges themselves at school. At Damar Charter Academy, a public charter school in Indianapolis focused on serving students with […]
May 6, 2019
By: Laura Ascione
Source: eSchool News Has anyone ever asked you why you teach? What did you say? Maybe you said, “I teach because I love seeing aha moments,” or, “I teach because I want to support kids who might not have support anywhere else.” Whatever your reason, our hats are off to you. Teaching is […]
May 6, 2019
By: Rachel Blustain
Source: The Hechinger Report To Eva Santiago, her son’s education has always felt like an impossible dilemma. Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. But he was articulate and curious, so when […]
May 4, 2019
By: Kim DeGuilio
Source: Click On Detroit CLARKSTON, Mich. – A fourth grader made a video on Youtube in an attempt to help educate others about autism. At first the video didn’t get a lot of views. That all changed once the right person saw it. The video turned Weston Miller into a star at his school. “So autism is a […]