October 16, 2018
By: Christina A. Samuels
Source: Education Week Principals who effectively manage special education in their schools have to be one part lawyer, one part counselor—and a little bit fearless. That’s the assessment from interviews with principals, educators in administrator-prep programs, and researchers who have taken a deep look at successful school leaders. The need for legal […]
October 15, 2018
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop Federal officials are committing millions of new dollars to Down syndrome research and they say even more money may be on the way. The National Institutes of Health said this month that it has awarded $22.2 million to studying the chromosomal disorder and related issues. The grants are part of […]
October 14, 2018
By: David Keeling
Source: The 74 There’s no shortage of evidence that America’s public schools aren’t working as well as they should for all families. Beyond the shamefully persistent gaps in educational opportunity and achievement that divide students of different races and more- and less-privileged backgrounds, there’s the fact that, despite plenty of advantages, American kids […]
October 12, 2018
By: Meredith Cash
Source: Business Insider Justin Gallegos has cerebral palsy — a condition that affects body movement and muscle coordination — but that hasn’t stopped the University of Oregon junior from pursuing his dream of breaking the two-hour barrier in a half marathon. According to Anne Francis of Running magazine, Gallegos used a walker as a […]
October 11, 2018
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week Laurie VanderPloeg, a special education administrator from the Grand Rapids, Mich., area, has been chosen to lead the federal office of special education programs, the Department of Education announced Thursday. VanderPloeg, currently the director of special education for the Kent ISD, brings broad experience in special education to the position. […]
October 10, 2018
By: Jennifer Jackson
Source: Education Week We all want to explore, discover, and feel inspired. As teachers, we try to harness this drive in our classrooms. Every lesson plan, for example, has a hook at the beginning designed to grab students’ interest. But our schools always need more pathways for engaging learners. Arts integration can open […]
October 9, 2018
By: Rachel Nania
Source: Washington’s Top News (WTOP) WASHINGTON — Most months of the year, the campus at the Arc of Loudoun, a nonprofit school dedicated to educating and supporting children with disabilities, is calm and peaceful. But come October, things get a little weird. It’s not unusual to find a gallon of “professional quality blood paint” […]
October 9, 2018
By: Courtney Perkes
Source: Disability Scoop A bill of rights for airline passengers with disabilities and enhanced disability training for Transportation Security Administration officers, among other changes, are on the way under a new federal law. President Donald Trump signed legislation late last week to reauthorize funding for the Federal Aviation Administration for five years. Contained […]
October 9, 2018
By: Sarah D. Sparks
Source: Education Week Adolescence tends to be seen by parents—and many teachers—with dread. Teenagers are likelier to engage in risky behaviors and disengage from school. But emerging cognitive and neuroscience research suggests ways schools can help leverage teens’ strengths in this unique developmental period. In symposia at International Mind, Brain, and Education […]
October 8, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Training public school teachers specifically to work with students who have autism makes a big difference, new research suggests, helping kids on the spectrum excel in mainstream classes. A new study looking at elementary schools in districts across the country finds that providing teachers with just a little bit of extra knowledge […]