April 4, 2018
By: Madeline Will
Source: Education Week Today marks day three of the Oklahoma teacher walkout—and local reports say that crowds are showing no signs of diminishing. The walkout will continue tomorrow—Oklahoma City schools, along with several other districts, have already announced they will be closed. Still, some teachers have been yanked back to the classroom: […]
April 3, 2018
By: Jill Gilkerson
Source: The Hechinger Report Can we, as a society, influence the earliest years of a child’s life to prevent the academic achievement gap? New research on cognitive development suggests that we can. Differences in language exposure are a key predictor of children’s later success, according to a 1995 landmark study by researchers Betty […]
April 2, 2018
By: Nancy Silberkleit
Source: NJ.com If we were all the same, the world would be a very boring place so not only diversity is a great thing, it is something that should be celebrated and rejoiced. But nothing stands out more to a young child than someone else who is different. Their heightened observational skills […]
April 2, 2018
By: Matt Barnum
Source: Chalkbeat As school districts across the country have faced budget crunches, a number have landed on a cost-saving solution: cancelling school one day a week. Districts in at least 21 states have adopted the four-day school week, including one in five districts in Oklahoma — an issue teachers there raised as they […]
April 2, 2018
By: Hannah Lang
Source: Disability Scoop Since January 2016, Marcie Lipsitt has filed 2,400 complaints with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights over web accessibility for people with disabilities. Lipsitt, a Michigan-based special education activist, estimates that a thousand of those complaints have ended in resolutions. However, last month she began receiving letters […]
March 27, 2018
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Apple wants to see a host of new emojis introduced, all aimed at better representing people with disabilities in texts and other digital communications. The technology giant issued a proposal this month calling for 13 emojis showing people using manual and power wheelchairs, service dogs and prosthetics, among other […]
March 27, 2018
By: Mark Johnson
Source: The 74 I am North Carolina’s public schools superintendent — I’m also the father of a 5-year-old about to enter kindergarten. My wife and I work with her so that she can recognize her letters and numbers, hold a pencil, and know how to behave in class to learn best from […]
March 26, 2018
By: Alex Baumhardt and Chris Julin
Source: APM Reports Under federal law, schools have to help students with disabilities create a transition plan for life after high school. The transition plans include goals for further education, careers and independent living. But many experts, parents and students say schools often set the bar too low. Christine […]
March 26, 2018
By: Katie Bradd
Source: Edutopia I’m a special educator, serving some of the most severely cognitively and physically impaired students on the special education continuum. Most students in our severe multiple impairment (SXI) classrooms do not have the use of their hands or arms, and 95 percent are completely nonverbal. Many have impaired vision or […]
March 26, 2018
By: Courtney Perkes
Source: Disability Scoop After children are diagnosed with autism, both they and their younger siblings are less likely to receive all recommended vaccinations, according to new research. The findings published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics suggest that concerns linger among some parents about whether immunizations cause autism, despite previously debunked claims. The study […]