July 19, 2018
By: Alexis Arnold
Source: NPR Smartphones and tablets have quickly become a permanent part of students’ daily lives. Kids up to 8 years old spent almost an hour a day on mobile devices, Common Sense Media reported last year. And the amount of time kids spend with screens only increases as they get older. On average, 13- to 18-year-olds spend […]
July 18, 2018
By: Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
Source: Education Week What with all the swiping, scrolling, snap-chatting, surfing and streaming that consume the adolescent mind, an American parent might well watch his or her teen and wonder whether any sustained thought is even possible. New research supports that worry, suggesting that teens who spend more time toggling among a […]
July 18, 2018
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking for answers after a top official at the federal agency responsible for community living reportedly said publicly that she favored “segregation” of people with disabilities. Mary Lazare, who serves as principal deputy administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration […]
July 17, 2018
By: Mark Soroka
Source: Herald-Standard Lisa Pollack of North Belle Vernon knows all too well what a visit to a public playground means to a child with a disability. “I have two sons with special needs and know what it’s like for other parents,” said Pollack. “One day, I started thinking, ‘What goes through the mind […]
July 17, 2018
By: Matt Zalaznick
Source: District Administration Ware County School District in Georgia has downsized its inventory of assistive technology. Thanks to a slew of technological advances, many of the specialized tools their special education students had used to communicate and learn are now redundant. “We don’t need portable keyboards or word processors anymore,” says Barbara Sonnier, […]
July 16, 2018
By: Juan Perez, Jr.
Source: Chicago Tribune As sexual abuse and special education scandals continue to loom over Chicago Public Schools, district CEO Janice Jackson committed to hire some 250 new social workers and case managers for the fast-approaching academic term. The $26 million effort would give 78 schools at least one new special education case manager […]
July 16, 2018
By: Matt Barnum
Source: Chalkbeat Do student teachers learn more when they’re mentored by especially effective teachers? The answer may seem obvious, but there’s been little research confirming as much. Until now. Three studies released this year offer real evidence that good teaching can be passed down, in a sense, from mentor teacher to student teacher. […]
July 15, 2018
By: David Leonhardt
Source: The New York Times Twelve years later, Nigel Palmer still remembers the embarrassment of his first days as a fourth grader in Monroe, La. He was a Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans, living with his family in a La Quinta Inn, 250 miles from home. As soon as the school year […]
July 12, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop It’s recommended that all young children be regularly screened for developmental delays, but new research finds that’s not happening with fewer than 1 in 5 kids in some areas being evaluated. Nationally, less than a third of those ages 9 to 35 months received developmental screening, according to findings published online this […]
July 11, 2018
By: Mal Meyer
Source: News8000.com LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – A La Crosse program is seeing the benefits of helping students with disabilities develop job skills. Half of the members of the first graduating class from Project Search are now employed. Out of the four students who have jobs, three are working for Gundersen Health System. […]