February 28, 2018
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week Students with disabilities made up about 10.6 percent of the charter school population, compared to about 12.5 percent of the population for traditional public schools, according to a recent analysis of federal data by the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools. That enrollment percentage, based on 2013-14 (the most recent […]
February 28, 2018
By: Kate Stringer
Source: The 74 What is the greatest education film of all time? Dead Poets Society? Waiting for “Superman”? Actually, can anything top Mean Girls? Sunday night’s Academy Awards show may dethrone some of these classics, as a trio of education films — Lady Bird, Traffic Stop, and DeKalb Elementary — have been nominated for Oscars at this year’s 90th […]
February 27, 2018
Source: CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Their specialty is taking apart dangerous bombs. So why are some ATF agents working on eggs that beep as Easter approaches? Holly Bonner has held plenty of festive eggs in her hands, but never one like these. The Staten Island mother lost most of her eyesight six years ago. […]
February 26, 2018
By: Yvonne Wenger
Source: Disability Scoop BALTIMORE — With its bustling kitchen, the warm oranges and grays on the walls and the scent of cappuccino in the air, Sam’s Canterbury Cafe has the look and feel of any other coffee shop. But the discreet signs positioned on each table at the North Baltimore cafe give away the […]
February 23, 2018
By: Joshua Bolkan
Source: The Journal The Bureau of Internet Accessibility (BoIA) recently shared the results of automated tests it ran to check the accessibility of a handful of school websites and found that those tested had “extensive” issues related to accessibility. In a blog post about the tests, BoIA pointed to the fact that about 13 percent […]
February 23, 2018
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week As expected, the U.S. Department of Education is seeking to delay by two years a rule that would require states to use a standard method in monitoring how school districts identify and serve minority students with disabilities. The department first indicated in October that it was contemplating putting on hold the rule, […]
February 22, 2018
By: Jack Markell
Source: USA Today TV reflects and shapes how we think about each other, including our family and neighbors with disabilities. Born This Way, The Good Doctor and Speechless offer role models with high expectations for inclusion and success. These positive TV depictions parallel a hopeful trend in our country — as new statistics show 343,483 more people with […]
February 22, 2018
By: Courtney Perkes
Source: Disability Scoop Many parents of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities are not doing enough to prepare for the prospect of their children outliving them, according to a new University of Illinois study. Nearly 400 parents of children ages 3 to 68 responded to a national survey on what steps they’ve […]
February 21, 2018
By: Samantha Ann Schwartz
Source: CIO Dive Dive Brief: Toy company Mattel has partnered with Tynker, a computing platform, to bring coding to 10 million children internationally by 2020, according to a company announcement. The companies plan to introduce seven Barbie coding lessons to inspire young girls to look at careers as a pet vet, […]
February 20, 2018
By: Jayne Clare
Source: Edutopia Alone, isolated, left out: This is the way most special needs students feel in school. But what about special education teachers—do they feel equally isolated? Quite often, yes. I taught special education for 30 years, and at times it was difficult for me to feel accepted as part of the […]