Key points: As a paraprofessional for over 3 years and going on my 5th year as a certified special education resource teacher, I’ve learned that no two learners…
Read more Tips and tools to effectively differentiate learning for student engagementEven before I turned the key, I could feel my stomach knotting. The van sat there like a tomb in the hot Los Angeles morning sun — scarred,…
Read more I Taught The Kids Every Other School Rejected. I Refuse To Stay Silent About What Happened To Them.The 10-year-old was dragged down a school hallway by two school staffers. A camera captured him being forced into a small, empty room with a single paper-covered window. …
Read more As Justice Department priorities shift, concerns about protection of students’ civil rights escalateKey points: America’s special education system is facing a slow-motion collapse. Nearly 8 million students now receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), but the number of…
Read more Modernizing the special education workforce is a national imperativeKey points: When I first started experimenting with AI in my classroom, I saw the same thing repeatedly from students. They treated it like Google. Ask a question,…
Read more AI in the classroom: Preparing for a new era of teaching and learningTwo months after Education Secretary Linda McMahon was confirmed, she and a small team from the department met with leadership from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, an…
Read more Parents, advocates alarmed as Trump leverages shutdown to gut special education departmentEvery year, tens of thousands of infants are born prematurely, at a low birthweight, or with other conditions that would make them automatically eligible for therapeutic services that…
Read more Preemies often miss out on the help they needIn New Jersey, fewer than half of 6- and 7-year-olds in special education spend the vast majority of their day with their classmates without disabilities. That might change,…
Read more NJ advisory group to probe how students with disabilities are separated from their peersThe D.C. region could be doing more to attract and retain special education and English language learner teachers, according to a new analysis from the National Council on…
Read more DC region could be doing more to attract, retain teachers for most vulnerable students, report finds – WTOP NewsWhen pediatricians diagnose preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, there are clear steps they are supposed to take. Families should first be referred to behavior therapy, which teaches…
Read more Many children with ADHD miss a crucial step in treatmentA 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel revived a lawsuit this week filed by Orthodox Jewish families that sued California education officials over the state’s policy of refusing…
Read more Ruling revives lawsuit to allow state funding for special education to go to religious schoolsAnnandale is one of nine schools in Virginia to be recognized as a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School. The award honors schools that meet 10 “standards of…
Read more Fairfax Co. high school recognized for helping create an inclusive school environment – WTOP NewsNORTH ANDOVER — As the school district works to recover from a deficit of more than $3 million, officials have some breathing room with the budget. Interim Superintendent…
Read more North Andover schools expect budget to be in the clearIt’s been a busy year for me filling in as co-author of the early education newsletter for Hechinger Report senior reporter Jackie Mader. Jackie returned earlier this month…
Read more Dual language, dyslexia, staff shortages: education reporter Sarah Carr reflects on her favorite stories of the past yearBETHESDA, Md. — EPS Learning, the leading provider of PreK-12 literacy solutions, is excited to announce that its recent SPIRE® study has earned Level 3 certification for alignment with Every…
Read more Study from EPS Learning on Improving Literacy Outcomes for Special Education Students Meets ESSA Level 3 Evidence StandardsThis post originally appeared on ClassVR’s blog and is republished here with permission. Key points: Spaulding Academy & Family Services is a small, non-profit special education school and…
Read more Student-centered everything: ClassVR in special educationEvery night before going to bed, Antonio would tuck in his three younger siblings. After school, he’d tinker with toy cars, or help his dad, a mechanic, fix…
Read more As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help – The Hechinger ReportLOS ANGELES — When Abram van der Fluit began teaching science more than two decades ago, he tried to ward off classroom disruption with the threat of suspension:…
Read more What happens when suspensions get suspended? – The Hechinger ReportFor the first 57 minutes of the basketball game between two Bend, Oregon, high school rivals, Kyra Rice stood at the edges of the court taking yearbook photos.…
Read more Students with disabilities often snared by subjective discipline rulesThe Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has re-endorsed Classworks® for an additional three years. The CASE Executive Committee designated the award-winning platform as a CASE-endorsed product…
Read more CASE Once Again Endorses Classworks® Special Education Platform
