Students with Disabilities

Choosing the Best New Jersey Private School for Children with Special Needs

Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages…

4 years ago

Civil Rights Advocates to Cardona: Don’t ‘Sweep Learning Disparities Under the Rug’ by Granting Waivers for Assessments

This is a letter addressed to President Biden's nominee for U.S. education secretary, Dr. Miguel Cardona, and signed by major…

4 years ago

‘There Was Never Any Warning!’ Mercer County Special Services District Lays Off 31 Staff Members

Parents and staff members at Mercer County Special Services School DIstrict (MCSSD) are “outraged” at news that the district, which…

4 years ago

OPINION: The Deck Is Stacked Against Parents Advocating for Their Kids

Tara Murphy is a SPAN Resource Parent, a Volunteer Advocacy Ambassador for Autism Speaks, member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and…

4 years ago

National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools on Biden’s School Reopening Plan (Plus Tips for Parents)

This is a press release from NCSECS on President Biden's reopening plans. For NJLB coverage of The Center, click here.…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Was DeVos Really the “Worst Secretary of Education Ever”?

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that…

4 years ago

Five Tips to Help Children With Special Needs Through the Holidays

Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 140 students ages…

4 years ago

National Disability Advocates: If Biden's Transition Team Cares About Equity and Access, It Won't Choose Eskelsen Garcia as Education Secretary

This is the full copy of a letter sent yesterday to the Biden/Harris transition team from national advocates for students…

4 years ago

How Often Does a Senate Committee Meeting Remind You of a Trump-Biden Debate?

Today the New Jersey Senate Education Committee is meeting for a full day of hearings on thirteen bills. (See list…

4 years ago

As COVID Cases Rise, Case Study of a NJ District's Decision to Go All-Remote

It’s hard to argue that Mt. Olive Superintendent Robert Zywicki hasn’t been trying to do right by his 4,000 students.…

4 years ago