Students with Disabilities
Schools Must Stop Using Students With Disabilities as An Excuse to Do Nothing
My husband and I have four children. Our three oldest are what we in the special needs community call “neuro-typical”…
For Kids with Disabilities, Some Online Resources.
This list is courtesy of the Montgomery Special Education PTO. It's a screen shot so you'll need to copy and…
Parent Voices: This District Calls the Police When a 6-Year-Old with Down Syndrome Points a Finger But Ignores Beatdowns.
This guest post was written by blogger Pattye Benson, who lives in the Tredyffrin/Easttown (T/E) school district in Chester County,…
Here’s What Happened Yesterday When AFT and NEA Locked Out Black and Brown Parents from a Candidate Forum.
Yesterday the AFT/NEA sponsored a "Public Education Forum" in Pittsburgh. There, hand-selected union members heard from seven Democratic presidential candidates…
All the Things Max Eden Gets Wrong About Students With Disabilities and IDEA.
We barely survived my son Jonah’s adolescence. One evening in Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station he pushed me so hard I…
We Need a New Way of Talking About Students Who Face Barriers Erected by Adults and Sustained by Broken Systems
This is a guest post by Cami Anderson, a lifelong educator and advocate for the nation’s most vulnerable students. After…
Your Taxes At Work in Lakewood: Trick or Treat?
I’ve been neglecting Lakewood and so decided to pop over to the district website and check the most recent School…
New Report From the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools: How Does Enrollment of Students with Disabilities Vary Between the Sectors?
The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (NCSECS), a non-profit started in 2013 to address the challenges associated…
Spare Me The Tulips: Fragile X Syndrome, A New Drug Trial, and A Few Reflections
It’s hard work being a parent. In a family like mine that values intellectual pursuits, I think it’s that much…
For Teachers Looking For An Alternative to Traditional Education Associations, Here’s a Real Find.
Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Liz Parlett Butcher, New Jersey’s Regional Membership Director of the Association of…