March 4, 2017
By: Eva-Marie Ayala
Source: Dallas News Hispanic students are struggling to get the special education services they need in Dallas ISD because of language barriers and other communication problems, according to the summary of an external district review released Friday. But consultants found no evidence that the district was purposefully keeping any kids out of […]
February 28, 2017
By: Michael Alison Chandler
Source: The Washington Post In a science class at Lakelands Park Middle School, 13-year-old Mike Keller sat between his professional aide and his science partner during a lesson about how force affects balance. The Montgomery County teen, who has autism, stood up a few times in a burst of energy and […]
February 27, 2017
By: Emmanuel Felton
Source: Education Week Schools across the country have long struggled to find enough teachers trained to work with students in need of special education services. Lawmakers in two states are working to stem the shortages in their districts. Arizona State Sentator Sylvia Tenney Allen has introduced a bill that would let any credentialed […]
February 24, 2017
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop The smiling face of a 7-year-old with Down syndrome will greet customers at thousands of Walgreens stores this spring as part of an Easter promotion. The drugstore chain said a photo of Grace Driscoll, a Chicago kindergartner, is part of signage appearing in all of Walgreens’ more than 8,000 […]
February 24, 2017
By: Alex Zimmerman
Source: Chalkbeat Michelle Noris began her son’s high school search the way many parents of children with physical disabilities do: by throwing out most of the high school directory. She knew her son Abraham would only have access to a few dozen of the city’s 400-plus high schools because of significant health […]
February 24, 2017
By: Claudio Sanchez
Source: NPR Ed About 1 out of every 10 public school students in the United States right now is learning to speak English. They’re called ELLs, for “English Language Learners.” There are nearly 5 million of them, and educating them — in English and all the other subjects and skills they’ll need […]
February 22, 2017
By: John D. Tulenko
Source: The Hechinger Report Skinny and teeming with nervous energy, Matt Langley grew up with an outlook that was anything but upbeat. “I guess I was never comfortable in my own skin,” he says. “Everything that came out of my mouth, I would second-guess.” Drugs relieved him of that burden, starting […]
February 22, 2017
By: Todd Spangler
Source: Disability Scoop Wonder the goldendoodle will get another shot in court. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals should reconsider whether Ehlena Fry and her family can sue a Michigan school district for its decision years ago to tell Ehlena, who has […]
February 21, 2017
By: Ann Schimke
Source: Chalkbeat In the second year of an effort to provide students of color greater access to Denver Public Schools’ magnet programs for highly gifted students, white and Asian students continue to be over-identified and Hispanic and black students continue to be under-identified. The district did see a small bump in the […]
February 21, 2017
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Parents of children with autism are more likely to remain in the workforce if they have access to Medicaid waiver services for their kids, new research suggests. In a study looking at over 17,000 children on the spectrum, researchers found a link between the availability of waivers and parent […]