March 11, 2010
Urging Albany legislative leaders to kill two birds with one stone, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a 12- cent-a-can tax on “heavily sweetened” sodas and beverages to raise funds to meet budgetary needs while at the same time attacking a major problem plaguing children: obesity. The much-needed funds will close a looming $1.9 billion budget […]
March 11, 2010
Learners with disabilities have a reason to smile after the government launched a policy seeking to enhance their education. Under the new guidelines launched by the Ministry of Education, sign lang uage will be promoted and developed to become an official language at par with Kiswahili and English. This means that the government and other […]
March 11, 2010
The state Department of Education report counts nearly 83,000 children under age 21 with a federally-recognized disability. That’s up slightly from last year. ? ? Autism continues to be the fastest growing disability. There are more than 7,900 Oregon kids diagnosed with autism. That’s up nearly 25 percent over the last four years.? ?Salem-Keizer is […]
March 11, 2010
A report, ‘Advancing research on children with speech-language impairment: an introduction to the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Kindergarten Cohort,’ is newly published data in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services In Schools. According to a study from the United States, “The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K; U.S. Department of Education, 2000) includes comprehensive assessments of home, […]
March 11, 2010
Kansas City’s school superintendent said Thursday the plan to shutter nearly half the district’s schools, while "painful," will move forward quickly so that all the closures will be complete by fall. The school board narrowly approved the plan Wednesday night to close 29 of the district’s 61 schools to try to stave off bankruptcy. The […]
March 10, 2010
Illinois State Senator James A. DeLeo (D-Chicago) has sponsored legislation that will allow special education programs to be funded without taking away needed funds from other programs. "Unfunded mandates have already stretched school district budgets to their breaking point," Senator DeLeo said. "This legislation would allow necessary programs to be funded without taking away from […]
March 10, 2010
In York, the funding is helpful, said Superintendent Henry Scipione. Scipione said the school system, a minimal receiver district getting only 5 percent of its funds from the state, had expected to receive $952,000, but now is getting $1.1 million. The school department will receive $60,000 more in state aid and another $40,000-plus from health […]
March 10, 2010
Monday’s announcement that federal oversight of Baltimore City’s special education programs will be ending within two years was rightly hailed by civic and educational leaders as a major milestone. It is a testament to how far the city school system has come recently and a reminder of how dysfunctional it was for most of the […]
March 10, 2010
Some Inland school districts forced to reduce costs are cutting back on evaluations that measure how well students are grasping material. The evaluations, known as benchmark assessments, help teachers identify areas in which children are struggling and might need additional assistance. Districts also use the results to find and address strengths and weaknesses in teaching. […]
March 10, 2010
The 21st century school is about much more than just learning spaces and school design in the physical sense, although this is an important element of improving the overall offering available to children and young people. It is really about the reshaping of the whole culture and ethos of schools. It’s about creating a school […]