October 13, 2016
By: Timothy D. Walker
Source: theatlantic.com Unrealistic standards put educators on an anxiety-ridden trajectory. Forty-six percent of U.S. teachers say they experience a lot of daily stress—that’s more than what the nation’s doctors report, and the topmost among other professional categories, level with nurses. “High levels of stress,” said a 2016 research brief by Pennsylvania […]
October 13, 2016
By: Michelle Diament
Source: disabilityscoop.com Children with disabilities are more likely than other kids to respond aggressively to bullying, researchers say, and they often attack not only those picking on them, but others as well. In a study looking at survey responses from nearly 1,200 middle and high school students with disabilities, researchers found that bullying […]
October 6, 2016
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: disabilityscoop.com A new national ranking of developmental disability services finds states with top offerings coast to coast, but warns that a growing number of people are facing long waits for supports. The best Medicaid service systems for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are found in Arizona, Vermont, New Hampshire, Michigan […]
October 6, 2016
By: Christina Samuels
Source: edweek.org The U.S. Department of Education has told Texas to stop using 8.5 percent as a guideline for special education enrollment, in the wake of a report from the Houston Chronicle that suggested identification rates across the state were artificially kept low. In “Denied: How Texas Keeps Tens of Thousands of […]
October 6, 2016
By: Anna Douglas, McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS
Source: disabilityscoop.com WASHINGTON — It’s difficult for some military parents at Fort Bragg, N.C., and other bases nationwide, to find in-network specialists for their children with autism and that’s due, in part, to the way federal officials changed health insurance plan reimbursements earlier this year, according to a group […]
October 6, 2016
By: Mark Keierleber
Source: the74million.org Despite being separated only by the Hudson River, a disabled child who lives in New York City could have a dramatically different life than one who grows up just a few miles to the west in a neighboring New Jersey suburb. In New York, a student with autism could receive […]
September 29, 2016
By: Laura Castaneda
Source: theatlantic.com More schools are working to make a degree attainable for students with learning differences. Rae Jacobson said she flunked out of two colleges and worked several “crummy” jobs before enrolling at Landmark College in Putney, Vermont, one of two U.S. schools that exclusively serve students with dyslexia and other learning […]
September 29, 2016
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: disabilityscoop.com Engaging in social situations in a virtual environment may significantly improve real-world interactions for young people with autism, new research suggests. Kids and teens on the spectrum who participated in a series of computer-based training sessions showed improved social skills and reported that personal relationships changed for the better, according […]
September 29, 2016
By: Charles Ornstein
Source: propublica.org Federal law mandates that school districts provide special education services to students with disabilities–physical, emotional or developmental. But outside the public’s view, the state of Texas has decided that fewer students should get those services. It pressured school districts to meet an artificial benchmark of 8.5 percent, a rate far […]
September 29, 2016
By: Christina Samuels
Source: edweek.org U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said that the special education field has much to be proud of, from young children with disabilities participating in preschool programs to a focus on postsecondary transition for students leaving the K-12 system. But every point of progress should be a reminder […]