November 15, 2019
By: Stephen Sawchuck and Arianna Prothero
Source: Education Week Though many details remain in flux about the tragic shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., the most critical of all remained unanswered late Friday: What provoked the violence? Two students were killed and three others wounded in the early morning shooting on Nov. 14 at […]
November 12, 2019
By: Sonja Isger, The Palm Beach Post/TNS
Source: Disability Scoop WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In the movie The Peanut Butter Falcon, a young man with Down syndrome lies on a beach, stares up at the stars and questions whether he can really be a hero in pro wrestling — or anything in life. He’s more […]
November 12, 2019
By: Kalyn Belsha
Source: Chalkbeat The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in three consolidated cases that will determine the fate of DACA, the program started by President Obama that granted work permits and protection from deportation to nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children. The program has had an outsized […]
November 11, 2019
By: Eva-Marie Ayala
Source: The Dallas Morning News Children with severe disabilities often don’t have the ability to speak up when they are hurt at school, so determining what happened can be difficult. That’s why one Dallas ISD trustee wants to require each special education classroom in the district to have video cameras. Texas public schools […]
November 6, 2019
By: Mark Keierleber
Source: The 74 The court was straightforward. In March, a federal judge ordered the Education Department to implement Obama-era regulations designed to address a troubling notion: Students of color, especially those who are black, are disproportionately identified as having disabilities and placed in segregated classrooms. Though the department appealed the decision, a federal […]
November 6, 2019
By: Corey Mitchell
Source: Education Week Test scores for students with learning disabilities improve after they are classified into special education, and the gains are greatest for students who entered special education before they reached middle school, a recently released report finds. The report, “The Effects of Special Education on the Academic Performance of Students With […]
November 5, 2019
By: Debra West
Source: The 74 Want to know the best thing about being kind? It’s contagious. And Joanne Miller, a fourth-grade teacher in Deltona, Florida, is out to spread the kindness virus. Every Friday, about 20 students from Miller’s Kindness Squad line up to spread good cheer and welcome the students at Pride Elementary School. […]
November 4, 2019
By: Shawna De La Rosa
Source: Education Dive Dive Brief A repurposed special needs school bus in Baltimore County, Maryland, is giving K-5 students a chance to code, build robots, use 3D printers and even fly drones as the new Mobile Innovation Lab, District Administration reports. Dive Insight Buses can be quite useful long after their […]
November 4, 2019
By: Sandee LaMottee
Source: CNN Screen time use by infants, toddlers and preschoolers has exploded over the last decade, concerning experts about the impact of television, tablets and smartphones on these critical years of rapid brain development. Now a new study scanned the brains of children 3 to 5 years old and found those who used […]
October 31, 2019
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Government officials say they’re dramatically increasing their investment in improving transportation options for people with disabilities and other underserved groups with a new multimillion-dollar initiative. The U.S. Department of Transportation said this week that it’s committing nearly $50 million to expand access to transportation for individuals with disabilities, older adults […]