August 30, 2017
By: Laura Isensee
Source: NPR This week was supposed to be the start of a brand-new school year for the 200,000, or so, students in the Houston Independent School District. Instead, kids, teachers and staff are dealing with the fallout from Harvey’s record-breaking rainfall and devastating floods. Richard Carranza, Houston schools superintendent, is trying to […]
August 30, 2017
By: Anya Kamenetz
Source: NPR Brandon McElveen’s Ford F150 pickup is lifted up about six inches. He says that’s just the style in the South, but this week, “it’s come in handy” for driving through up to four feet of water. McElveen’s a counselor at the KIPP Explore Academy elementary school in Houston. Within hours […]
August 29, 2017
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop Long associated with autism, new research is questioning whether or not the ubiquitous puzzle piece serves as a pro or con for organizations tied to the developmental disorder. Dating to at least the 1960s, puzzle pieces have commonly been used to denote autism. The imagery is currently employed by […]
August 29, 2017
By: Benjamin Harold
Source: Education Week Prayer, gratitude, and social media are what’s getting Texas elementary school principal Susan Brenz through the continued devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. The hardest part, Brenz said in a phone interview from her home near Houston where she has been forced by flooding to shelter, is knowing that she’s one […]
August 28, 2017
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week The research team whose work runs counter to conventional wisdom about minority enrollment in special education has released a new study that looks at a different, larger data set and comes to the same conclusion as its previous work: black and Hispanic children, as well as children of other […]
August 28, 2017
By: Valerie Strauss
Source: The Washington Post The 2017-18 school year has started in many places across the country, and federal data shows that every state is dealing with shortages of teachers in key subject areas. Some are having trouble finding substitute teachers, too. The annual nationwide listing of areas with teacher shortages, compiled by […]
August 26, 2017
By: Paige Gross
Source: The Seattle Times A proposed ban on paying Seattle workers with disabilities less than minimum wage could take effect as soon as next month, but some worry the change would have unintended consequences for the people it’s trying to help. Employers are allowed to pay subminimum wages through the use of […]
August 3, 2017
By: Pat Donachie
Source: Education Dive The myriad ways in which school districts and states can be assessed can make it difficult to discern what a particular state’s strengths and weaknesses can be; a number of factors, including funding, exam assessment, student safety and teacher proficiency can contribute to a holistic perspective on a state’s […]
August 3, 2017
By: Claudio Sanchez
Source: NPR Ed If you’ve ever driven south into Kansas on Interstate 35, past rolling prairies and wheat fields, eventually you’ll run into the town of Emporia, population 25,000 and home to the National Teachers Hall of Fame. I took that drive recently, curious about what I would find but also wondering, […]
August 1, 2017
By: Christina Samuels
Source: Education Week Several research papers have dug into the effects of child care and prekindergarten on young children, from the venerable Perry Preschool study that tracked participants into middle age, to newer research on programs such as those in Boston and in Tennessee. But millions of children aren’t enrolled in formal child care or preschool programs; […]