April 25, 2018
By: Lauren Barack
Source: Education Dive As superheroes leap and bound across movie screens, the colorful pages these comic creations live in are making their way to less splashy spaces: classrooms. Whether in elementary schools or high schools, English classes or science, graphic novels and comics are tools that can support reading skills and even embed […]
April 25, 2018
By: Laura Ascione
Source: eSchool News A typical school day can be difficult for students with autism. They often struggle with communication and transitions, and crowded school hallways and different class schedules present challenges. School districts need all the resources they can get if they are to best support students with autism and the teachers who […]
April 25, 2018
By: Mark Keierleber
Source: The 74 The Trump administration had just announced its plan to phase out a program that protects some young undocumented immigrants from deportation when Melissa, a high school senior in New York, faced a tough decision. Born in the Dominican Republic and brought to New York as a toddler, Melissa became a […]
April 25, 2018
By: Moriah Balingit
Source: The Washington Post OKLAHOMA CITY — Jessica Morales gets to Prairie Queen Elementary before the bell rings. In class, she is a lifeline for recent immigrant students, translating lessons they cannot understand. Last year, when a teacher had to leave school unexpectedly, Morales filled in, decorating the classroom, teaching the class, holding parent-teacher […]
April 24, 2018
By: Jim Shelton
Source: Education Week Among policy elites and pundits in education, the urgency to improve academic achievement has stoked a raging debate. On one side are those who prioritize rigorous cognitive and academic development; on the other, those who care most about students’ noncognitive skills and the physical, social, and emotional needs of the […]
April 24, 2018
By: Samantha Young, California Healthline
Source: Disability Scoop Rosie Zaballos liked to host playtime tea parties and was sweet to everyone she met. But her older brother worried that the 16-year-old, whom her family described as “a little slow,” might someday become pregnant. In his 30s and married, he had three kids of his own. And […]
April 23, 2018
By: Hannah Lang
Source: Disability Scoop Though federal legislation addressing wandering among people with autism and other developmental disabilities was approvedas part of a $1.3 trillion government spending package in late March, advocates are still fighting to ensure that the program gets funded. Kevin and Avonte’s Law is set to provide $2 million annually through 2022 for […]
April 23, 2018
By: Debbie Truong
Source: The Washington Post Lucas Johnson’s résumé is characteristic of any high-achieving high school senior. There’s the raft of Advanced Placement classes, a dozen during his four years at Monticello High School in Virginia’s Albemarle County. There are the extracurriculars — tutoring and Model United Nations and student council and cross-country. During his […]
April 20, 2018
By: Madeline Will
Source: Education Week Teacher Mandy Manning, who teaches English and math to newly arrived refugee and immigrant students in Washington state, was named the 2018 National Teacher of the Year. Manning, who has taught for the past 18 years and is a National Board-certified teacher, was just announced as the winner of the […]
April 20, 2018
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week The selection of Johnny Collett, confirmed in December to oversee special education for the U.S. Department of Education, was a rare point of agreement between the Trump administration and the disability-advocacy community. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was tripped up on disability-policy questions during her confirmation hearing last year, and her […]