September 26, 2018
By: Rachel Aviv
Source: The New Yorker Seth Murrell, a four-year-old boy with dreadlocks to his chin, moved with his family to Atlanta in the fall of 2015. On his first day at his new preschool, he cried the whole morning. He wouldn’t sit still in his chair. He’d pop up and snatch the glasses off […]
September 25, 2018
By: Mark Keierleber
Source: The 74 For the entire lives of most Philadelphia students, the city’s school district was governed entirely by adults. But that changed last week when, for the first time in nearly two decades, two high school seniors were sworn in as student representatives on the city board of education. The move is […]
September 25, 2018
By: Ron Barnett
Source: The Greenville News I’m happy to report that Lakes and Bridges Charter School is open for business. The school, which is focused on helping students with dyslexia, opened this year. Lakes and Bridges Charter School is one of only five free public schools in the nation for students with dyslexia and the […]
September 23, 2018
By: Rachel Gotbaum
Source: The Hechinger Report When Maddy Nadeau was a toddler, she was often left alone until her sister got home from school. “I remember mom was always locking herself in her room and she didn’t take care of me,” she said. “And so I was home a little child all by myself. My […]
September 21, 2018
By: Cindy Dampier
Source: Chicago Tribune First, there’s the tortilla — fresh, steamy, sprinkled with a few demure confetti flakes of green cilantro. The steam carries a roasty hint of cumin and chile to your nose, and if you are lucky, you catch a glimpse of the lacquered, crispy, porky goodness inside just before you dive […]
September 21, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop The nation’s top special education official is setting a new agenda for the U.S. Department of Education as it works to address the needs of students with disabilities. A framework released Thursday details a commitment from the Education Department’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to “rethink anything and everything” in […]
September 19, 2018
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week Most teachers of students with “reading barriers”—blindness or low vision, dyslexia, or mobility impairments that prevent them from using traditional books—feel ready to start the new school year. But they’re not sure that their students are. Those are the findings from a recent survey of more than 700 teachers conducted by Benetech, […]
September 19, 2018
By: Carolyn Phenicie
Source: The 74 A compromise Education Department spending bill, the first year-long funding bill for the department to be passed in nearly a decade, is speeding toward final passage ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. By a vote of 93-7, the Senate on Tuesday passed the bill, a compromise between the two chambers that also […]
September 18, 2018
By: Matt Barnum
Source: Chalkbeat Allowing an entire school to eat for free, instead of restricting free lunch to students whose families fill out forms, can reduce the number of students who get suspended multiple times, according to a new study. It’s the latest evidence that universal meal programs, which have also been linked to higher test scores and better […]
September 18, 2018
By: Jill Koenemann
Source: SmartBrief It’s one thing to talk about changing the way you teach, and another to actually try a new approach in the classroom. When I was new to project-based learning, setting up projects that would engage my students was a challenge. I was determined to improve my efforts on PBL, and I […]