March 6, 2018
By: Megan Holohan
Source: Today Every day, Indiana kindergarten teacher Tina DuBrock hugs her students. But as the daily news focused more and more on tragedies, DuBrock saw that she needed to do more than hand out hugs to her overwhelmed class. Brock created a mental-wellness reading list, and now teachers across the country are using it in their classrooms. […]
March 5, 2018
By: Michelle R. Davis
Source: Disability Scoop As adults with autism mature and move into middle age, they are finding it difficult to live independently, hold down jobs and sustain relationships, researchers say. A new study is providing a glimpse into the daily lives of adults with autism as they hit their 30s and 40s, […]
March 5, 2018
By: Anya Kamenetz
Source: NPR “There was a girl in my class who had on dirty clothes. The other kids laughed at her but I played with her during recess.” That’s an everyday act of kindness toward a child who is being ostracized. It was reported by an elementary school student who took part in […]
March 5, 2018
By: Daarel Burnette II
Source: Education Week U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos—in a speech she labeled “tough love”—laid into states’ accountability plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act for not being ambitious enough, lacking innovation, and not taking full advantage of the law’s flexibilities. Her jarring, 40-minute address struck a harsh, somewhat dismissive tone, […]
March 2, 2018
By: Solvejg Wastvedt
Source: MPR News Schools generally organize themselves according to categories: They divide students by age, grade, and often by academic progress or lack thereof. But what about students who don’t fit into those categories? That’s the problem junior Brendan Olson and senior Joey Firestone faced. On a recent morning, they sat with […]
March 2, 2018
By: Stacey Pusey
Source: eSchool News Early intervention: It’s a common mantra for any student with learning difficulties, including dyslexia. But as Terrie Noland, national director of educator engagement for Learning Ally, pointed out in a recent edWebinar, those services are not consistently available to students across the United States. In “Dyslexia: Hidden Costs and […]
March 2, 2018
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Email The federal government has a new point person for autism-related research, services and supports. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar tapped Ann Wagner this week to be the national autism coordinator. Established under the 2014 Autism CARES Act, the coordinator […]
March 1, 2018
By: Brenda Iasevoli
Source: Education Week “Black Panther,” the first Marvel Studios film with a predominantly black cast, is now the company’s third-highest grossing film, behind the two “Avengers” films. It’s a big hit in classrooms, too. Teachers are building lessons based on the film, set in the super hi-tech, uncolonized African nation of Wakanda, […]
February 28, 2018
By: Valerie Strauss
Source: The Washington Post The Chicago Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close four South Side high schools and one elementary school and build a new $85 million high school — despite fierce opposition from the community and education activities. Five years ago, Chicago officials closed nearly 50 public schools in a […]
February 28, 2018
By: Courtney Perkes
Source: Disability Scoop Suspension and expulsion rates for students with disabilities have dropped, but are still about two times higher than for their typically-developing classmates, according to a new report. The New York City-based National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools analyzed national data from the U.S. Department of Education’s 2013-2014 Civil Rights […]