April 12, 2018
By: Erin B. Logan and Emily Wendler
Source: NPR Ed When Evan Taylor heard that Oklahoma teachers planned to walkout, he converted his small Tulsa church into a “glorified daycare” furnished with board games, crafts and a movies to keep kids entertained. For the last nine days, Taylor, a minister at East Side Christian Church, has hosted between […]
April 10, 2018
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop With intervention, adults with autism can see significant behavioral improvements, according to new research suggesting that the window of opportunity for gains may be longer than previously thought. Researchers found that using an evidenced-based intervention with young adults on the spectrum led not only to observed advances, but also changes […]
April 10, 2018
By: Matt Barnum
Source: Chalkbeat Scores on the exams known as the “nation’s report card” have barely budged over the last two years, new data show. The minimal progress on the federal math and reading exams given to fourth and eighth graders will be a disappointment to officials who have hoped that their policies would boost students’ […]
April 9, 2018
By: Patty Machelor, Arizona Daily Star
Source: Arizona Daily Sun TUCSON — Housing and services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities have become harder to find and less affordable throughout Arizona, an “unintended consequence” of the recent minimum wage increase. It’s left Tucson families worrying about finding help as in-home assistance and daytime programs become scarce, […]
April 9, 2018
By: Deborah Yaffe
Source: District Administration Last fall, a national problem arrived in Superintendent Richard Scaletta’s corner of rural northwestern Pennsylvania. Principals in the General McLane School District began reporting unprecedented levels of misbehavior: students in frequent and severe distress, sometimes kicking, biting or throwing things. By October, the district had referred 27 of its 2,100 pupils […]
April 6, 2018
By: Madeline Will
Source: Education Week On day five of the statewide teacher walkout, the Oklahoma state senate passed two bills that would generate a combined $40.5 million for education. But it’s not enough to send teachers back to the classroom. The walkout will continue on Monday. The first bill to place a sales tax […]
April 5, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop On television, online and at their theme park, the people behind “Sesame Street” say they are adding more resources and increasing efforts to include kids on the spectrum. Sesame Workshop said this week that it will air a special “Sesame Street” episode focused on Julia, the first muppet with […]
April 4, 2018
By: Clare Lombardo and Cory Turner
Source: NPR Ed Black students, boys, and students with disabilities are disproportionately disciplined in K-12 schools across the country. That’s according to a new report, out Wednesday, from the non-partisan federal watchdog, the Government Accountability Office. Those disparities were consistent, “regardless of the type of disciplinary action, regardless of […]
April 4, 2018
By: Kyle Spencer
Source: The New York Times On a recent Sunday, Bari Hillman, who works during the week as a clinical psychologist at a New York mental health clinic, was perched at a clear, plastic desk inside a 16-year-old’s Manhattan bedroom, her shoeless feet resting on a fluffy white rug. Dr. Hillman was helping a […]
April 4, 2018
By: Sean Arnold
Source: EdSurge As a special education teacher, I work with students who struggle academically. Many of them have a low tolerance for frustration—but the same kid who gives up after trying a math problem once will watch Super Mario fall into a hole a dozen times and try again a thirteenth time […]