May 15, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Under federal law, students with disabilities are supposed to attend class with their typically-developing peers as much as possible, but new research suggests that may not be happening. In what researchers say is the first study to look at national trends in school placement for students with intellectual disabilities over […]
May 14, 2018
By: Lindsay Kalter, Boston Herald/TNS
Source: Disability Scoop A system that uses a digital wristband and a mobile app could someday predict future outbursts among children with autism, allowing family members and helpers to prevent and prepare for episodes. “One of the problems when someone can’t tell you they’re distressed is these behaviors feel like they […]
May 11, 2018
By: Sophie Haigney, San Francisco Chronicle/TNS
Source: Disability Scoop SAN FRANCISCO — Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay and its nonprofit affiliate, Calidad Industries, will pay $850,000 to eight former and current employees to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, charged that six female […]
May 10, 2018
By: Amy Ellis Nutt
Source: The Washington Post When it comes to treating anxiety in children and teens, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are the bane of therapists’ work. “With (social media), it’s all about the self-image — who’s ‘liking’ them, who’s watching them, who clicked on their picture,” said Marco Grados, associate professor of psychiatry and […]
May 9, 2018
By: Roger Riddell
Source: Education Dive Dive Brief: A new report from The Broad Center, “Hire Expectations: Big-district superintendents stay in their jobs longer than we think,” examined data from the nation’s 100 largest school districts over 15 years to find that the average superintendent’s tenure is actually about six years, as opposed to the commonly […]
May 9, 2018
By: Chris Serres, Star Tribune/TNS
Source: Disability Scoop MINNEAPOLIS — Every so often, Korrie Johnson closes her eyes and tries to forget that she is a healthy 25-year-old living in a nursing home surrounded by older people with dementia and other debilitating conditions. Time and again, reality intrudes. In the past year, more than a dozen […]
May 9, 2018
By: Anya Kamenetz
Source: NPR Scott Barry Kaufman was placed in special education classes as a kid. He struggled with auditory information processing and with anxiety. But with the support of his mother, and some teachers who saw his creativity and intellectual curiosity, Kaufman ended up with degrees from Yale and Cambridge. Now he’s a psychologist […]
May 8, 2018
By: Meghan Holohan
Source: Today Every kid dreams of getting a toy car — they’re fun, fast and just downright cool. Yet for Levi Hagerty, a certain set of Power Wheels had a much greater significance: the 6-year-old has cerebral palsy and is quadriplegic. Before getting an adapted version of the battery-powered car, he couldn’t move […]
May 7, 2018
By: Courtney Perkes
Source: Disability Scoop School districts continued to win most disputes over individualized education programs in the year since a U.S. Supreme Court decision affirmed a more ambitious standard for setting goals for students with disabilities, according to a new analysis. Perry Zirkel, professor emeritus of education and law at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, […]
May 7, 2018
By: Mark Brandenberger
Source: Education Dive Teacher Appreciation Week is often celebrated with gifts from students and their parents. Principals and fellow educators take a rare break from their busy schedules to appreciate teachers for the important work they do to educate our next generation. While the act of appreciating teachers is incredibly important, the gift […]