special education

QOD: A Newark Charter School Leader Describes His Students’ Special Needs and Calls for Collaboration, Not Combativeness

Misha Simmons, Executive Director of University Heights Charter School (UHCS) in Newark, describes his student population (90% African-American, 10% Hispanic,…

9 years ago

In Which I Explain One of the Reasons I Do What I Do

It starts here:Here’s Donald Trump, America’s likely Republican presidential nominee, describing his vision of the federal role in public education:I’m…

9 years ago

Trenton’s Special Education Secret (and one piece of its budget crisis): 900 Children Bussed Away Each Day to Other Schools

Everyone knows it but just about everyone is afraid to say it: New Jersey’s school funding formula is irreparably broken.…

9 years ago

How the Disproportionality Problem in Special Education and Disciplinary Practices is like the “Hotel California”

From the Associated Press:With new data in hand, the Education Department said Tuesday that disparities persist in the nation's public…

9 years ago

Oy Gevalt: Newark Teachers Union President Needs a Little R & R

Newark Teachers Union President John Abeigon has an editorial in today’s NJ Spotlight  where he argues  that New Jersey taxpayers should…

9 years ago

UFT Attacks NYC Charters for Discriminating Against Kids with Disabilities, But He Misses the Real Story

Politico reports that UFT President Michael Mulgrew has resumed “UFT's decade-long war against the city's charter sector.”  The reference is…

9 years ago

Special Ed Teachers Crushed by Data? Don’t Opt Out!

NPR reported this past weekend that 40 out of 50 states are having trouble finding special education teachers teachers and…

9 years ago

Two Members of NJ’s Special Education Task Force Decry Lack of Input and Substance

Three years ago in January 2013 NJ Senators Jennifer Beck and Teresa Ruiz sponsored a bill to create a Task…

9 years ago

N.J.’s School Funding Formula Is Broken, and Not Just for Children with Disabilities

New Jersey’s legislated school funding formula, the 2008 School Funding Reform Act, is a hot mess. In fact, many people…

9 years ago

QOD: Hillary Clinton’s “Political Posturing” on Charter Schools; a Personal Story About a Special Kid

Beth Hawkins (whom I'm proud to call a colleague) at RealClearEducation on her struggles to meet the needs of her…

9 years ago