June 22, 2018
By: Sam Roberts
Source: The New York Times Diana Hanbury King, a master teacher who helped generations of students struggling to read fluently, write and spell — and being stigmatized for it — because of an often undiagnosed learning disability called dyslexia, died on June 15 at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 90. The […]
June 22, 2018
By: Christine Vestal, Stateline
Source: Education Week Amid sharply rising rates of teen suicide and adolescent mental illness, two states have enacted laws that for the first time require public schools to include mental health education in their basic curriculum. Most states require health education in all public schools, and state laws have been enacted in many […]
June 22, 2018
By: Matt Zalaznick
Source: District Administration The K12 transportation landscape is getting increasingly complex, as districts wrestle with issues ranging from school choice and questions of equity to how to subsidize mass transit for urban students. In some districts, services that employ parentsas drivers have rolled in to fill the gap. In Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed making year-round, public […]
June 20, 2018
By: Bekah McNeel
Source: The 74 The Walton Family Foundation pledged $100 million Tuesday to support racially diverse teachers and school leaders, integrated classrooms, innovative curriculum models like Montessori, district and charter school partnerships, and schools that serve special education students. Those priorities signal a new phase in the foundation’s 20-year philanthropic efforts to increase access […]
June 20, 2018
By: Ann Schimke
Source: Chalkbeat The Douglas County School District has paid $1.32 million to settle a long-running special education case brought by a couple who sought reimbursement from the district for their son’s education at a private school for students with autism. The payment, made to the law firm representing the couple in May, represents the […]
June 20, 2018
By: Alyson Klein
Source: Education Week The Trump administration is considering a merger of the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Labor, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the proposal. The plan, which would be part of a broader effort to overhaul the federal government, would require congressional approval. That’s likely to be […]
June 20, 2018
By: Andrew Ujifusa
Source: Education Week The Senate has voted down a push by President Donald Trump to take away reserve funds from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as part of a broader effort to limit government spending. On Wednesday, 50 senators voted against a motion to discharge the Trump administration’s rescissions package that would have revoked […]
June 19, 2018
By: Cristela Guerra
Source: Boston Globe There were no tests on the syllabus. There was no homework, per se. In this unique course at Gann Academy in Waltham, the task was to create a museum-worthy exhibit on the history of people with disabilities in America. “It was entirely student-driven,” said Yoni Kadden, chair of history department […]
June 19, 2018
By: Michelle R. Davis
Source: Disability Scoop The latest government data shows that autism prevalence is on the rise, but a newly-adopted standard for diagnosing the developmental disorder may be muddying the numbers. The definition of autism got a major overhaul in 2013 when the American Psychiatric Association adopted a new edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual […]
June 18, 2018
By: Marcella Robertson
Source: WUSA 9 STAFFORD, Va. — Kendra Lively’s adapted P.E. students have a special place in her heart. Lively travels to several different schools around Stafford County and H.H. Poole Middle School is one of them. “I just love them, I mean they’re my kids when I’m not with my kids at home,” […]