February 18, 2019
By: Soyoung Park
Source: The Washington Post The Supreme Court has lifted injunctions blocking a Trump policy preventing transgender people from serving in the military. The decision grants the Pentagon permission to ban transgender people from joining the military, or in some cases even staying in the military. President Trump has been pushing for this ban since […]
February 15, 2019
By: Aleksandra Appleton
Source: The Fresno Bee Fresno Unified will spend nearly $1 million to offer speech and language lessons for students with special needs by video chat. Brian Beck, FUSD assistant superintendent for special education, said the first and best option would be to have district speech language pathologists and assistants in the classroom with […]
February 14, 2019
By: Courtney Perkes
Source: Disability Scoop Despite a federal mandate nearly five years ago, several state Medicaid programs are still failing to cover treatment like applied behavior analysis for children with autism, advocates say. In 2014, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services issued a bulletin telling states to pay for “medically necessary diagnostic and treatment services” for […]
February 13, 2019
By: Eric Harryman
Source: FOX40 SACRAMENTO — For Kimber Rice, yearbook photos of her daughter Ari taken throughout the years are not just memories, they are proof of how far Ari has come. Ari is 12. She’s a social butterfly who loves music and dancing. She also lives with some disabilities, which can be challenging in […]
February 13, 2019
By: Elissa Nadworny
Source: NPR Getting students to show up is one of the biggest challenges schools face: How can someone learn at school if they’re not there in the first place? A new study suggests living in a high-crime area, or simply passing through one on the way to school, can impact how often students […]
February 13, 2019
By: Nate Levenson
Source: Education Week Education reform of the last two decades often seems to pit leaders at the federal, state, or district level against the judgment of teachers. Whether it’s teacher evaluation or a seemingly endless array of new programs, many reforms have been pushed on teachers, and they have pushed back. The new […]
February 12, 2019
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Barbie dolls are available with various skin tones, body types, eye colors and hair styles. Now, for the first time, the toy store staple will feature dolls with disabilities. Toymaker Mattel said it will introduce a Barbie doll that uses a wheelchair and another with a prosthetic leg. “For 60 […]
February 12, 2019
By: Stephen Noonoo
Source: EdSurge As anyone who’s ever spent hours hunched over Candy Crush can attest, there’s something special about games. Sure they’re fun, but they can also be absorbing, frustrating, challenging and complex. Research has shown our brains are “wired for pleasure,” and that games are an effective way to learn because they simulate […]
February 12, 2019
By: Matthew S. Schwartz
Source: NPR More than 10,000 special education students will be “extremely impacted” by the Denver teacher strike, a new class action lawsuit alleges. The suit, brought on behalf of the students against the school district — on the first day of the strike — argues that without trained teachers and caregivers, the […]
February 11, 2019
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop Lawmakers are looking to secure over $1 billion in the coming years for federal efforts to address the needs of people with autism, including additional support for adults on the spectrum. A bill introduced late last week in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives would reauthorize the nation’s primary […]