Posts filed under: K-12

June 30
ABC News Nightline
UN Calls Shock Treatment at Mass. School 'Torture'
It may look like any leafy New England campus, but inside one Massachusetts school for special needs children, the method of teaching at work is anything but ordinary.
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Filed Under: K-12, education

June 11
The News Journal (Wilmington, Del.)
Delaware schools: Discipline numbers flag need to address disabilities
Schools across Delaware are punishing a disproportional number of students with disabilities, mirroring a national trend.
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Filed Under: K-12, children, education

June 9
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry signs student disability bill
Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill Tuesday that allows public dollars to follow students with disabilities to private schools.
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Filed Under: K-12, education

June 6
WLS-TV (Chicago)
Academy focuses on kids with disabilities
For more than 35 years, Clare Woods Academy has been providing education to children with disabilities with a customized curriculum.
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Filed Under: K-12, autism spectrum, developmental disability, education, intellectual disability, learning disability

June 5
The (Lynchburg, Va.) News & Advance
E.C. Glass graduating senior sees past her disability
Georgie Sydnor likes having a computer program that will read to her the words on the screen and reply to her keystrokes. On the other hand, she’s not a fan of the way the female voice responds to her attempts to navigate a tricky task.
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Filed Under: K-12, assistive technology, disability awareness, education, higher education, inclusion, technology, visually impaired

June 2
WUWM-FM (Milwaukee Public Radio)
Project Milwaukee: The Challenges of Special Education
Today, we report on the growing number of MPS children facing learning, behavioral and physical challenges. As Erin Toner reports, the district has been fighting a lawsuit that claims MPS has failed such students, while the district insists it is making progress.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, education, inclusion, public policy

June 2
Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Bullies target special needs students
Recent tragedies in Western Massachusetts have reminded us all that bullying can have heartbreaking consequences for students in our schools. For parents of special needs students, the threat of bullying is a particularly urgent concern. Unfortunately, these children are more likely to be bullied than their typically developing peers because they are different and because they are less likely to have the skills they need to seek assistance and avoid bullying.
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Filed Under: K-12, bullying, education, inclusion

May 30
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Students with disabilities at risk of being left behind
State and local students with disabilities consistently lag behind their counterparts in standardized test scores.
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Filed Under: K-12, education

May 28
WLTX-TV (Columbia, S.C.)
Students Learn Disability Awareness, Sensitivity
Congaree Elementary is getting students more comfortable with differences by having them experience what it's like to be disabled.
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Filed Under: K-12, children, disability awareness, education

May 25
KSL-TV (Salt Lake City)
KSL 5 News investigates use of Rifton chair in Granite School District classroom
The Granite Police District and the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) are investigating how a Rifton chair is being used in a special-needs preschool class.
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Filed Under: K-12, education, restraints

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