Can a Single Test be Used for All Special Education Students?
The Florida legislature is trying require The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test for all students who have IEPs. by Nancy Thrower and Patricia Barnett – Who understands the educational priorities of...
View ArticleStress Management Techniques for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities
by Eden Kozlowski - I am the mother of a child with special needs. My daughter is 11 and was born with her brain’s prefrontal lobe not fully developed. The condition is called pachygyria. If you Google...
View ArticleSummer Behavior Support for Children with Learning Disabilities
by Varda Epstein - For parents of children with learning and other disabilities, the term “summer vacation” is relative. One parent’s summer vacation may be another parent’s busiest time of the year —...
View ArticleBill Expands Rights of Parents to Public Funding for Private Schools
Many critics of New York’s expansion of funding for non-public special education fear that it will be used mainly by devout parents who want their children with special needs educated in their...
View ArticleParent Talk: Six Tips for Discussing Kids with Special Needs
by Gillian Marchenko “Mom, what’s wrong with that girl?” a little voice whispers as I swing my daughter with special needs at the park. “Oh, there’s nothing wrong with her, honey. Now come on, let’s...
View ArticleParent Role in School Performance for Kids with Disabilities
Any academic learning support children receive at home contributes to their progress in school. Parents of students with disabilities are being encouraged to take a more proactive role these days to...
View ArticlePublic schools can best meet the needs of children with disabilities
by Angie Donelson - The state Legislature is pushing educational vouchers under the banner of choice, but in fact it is taking choice away from our most vulnerable children. A quartet of voucher bills...
View ArticleSpecial education vouchers undermine public schools
by The Greenwood Commonwealth - Few things can be more difficult for a parent than to watch a child struggle in school. This surely is at the core of a movement in Mississippi to give vouchers to...
View ArticleStudent with Down syndrome celebrates her college graduation
by Ashley Baracy - “I always thought that when people say you can’t do this … I have to prove them wrong,” says Angela Long of Westland. Her mother, Linda, explains that Angela is the epitome of...
View ArticlePeople wish we would just go away
By Dennis Rosen – It had been several months since I had last seen my patient, and even longer since I’d seen his mother. He was 3 and unable to walk or talk, and when I caught his eye, his face broke...
View ArticleCharter schools do service students with special needs
by Doug McCurry - The news is filled with stories about how charter schools — especially Eva Moskowitz’s big, bad Success Academy network — don’t serve students with special needs. As a parent of one...
View ArticleGroup tests charter’s openness to learners with special needs
by Arianna Prothero - Fielding phone calls from parents asking about enrollment is part of everyday business for schools, but for some charter schools, the person on the other end of the line may only...
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