Before she even got to high school, Ciarra Harmon would cheer for her brother Jesse on Brewer High School’s varsity football team. She never imagined making the squad. via Special needs cheerleader shows extraordinary spirit.
Before she even got to high school, Ciarra Harmon would cheer for her brother Jesse on Brewer High School’s varsity football team. She never imagined making the squad. via Special needs cheerleader shows extraordinary spirit.
Many who receive the diagnosis of dyslexia are conditioned in believing that it is a negative learning disability. According to research, someone who is dyslexic just has a different ability to process information, specifically within the phonetic region of the…
On June 13, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an important decision about parental participation at IEP meetings. As a part of that ruling, the Court answered several issues and clarified the approach that must…
SANTA CRUZ — A year after the state sounded an alarm about the high number of black students receiving special education in Santa Cruz City Schools, the district has implemented a number of culturally responsive measures aimed at keeping more…
Chennai: India is a far more inclusive society than the West, but there remain huge challenges when it comes to special education needs. Centres like Sankalp should network with other institutions, coordinate and disseminate information, said Richard Rose, professor of…
ONE of the most critical decisions a parent will ever make on behalf of their children is charting their educational course. Add the issue of having a child with a developmental challenge and the process becomes even harder. Issues surrounding…
BILLERICA — As the Merrimack Special Education Collaborative restructures after alleged gross corruption two years ago, Secretary of Education Matthew Malone learned on Thursday how MSEC is changing things up. But did MSEC pass the test? After his visit to…
Since the first day of class for most schools in Michigan last week, Marcie Lipsitt’s phone has been ringing nonstop with parents distraught about cuts to their children’s special education services. A new round of special education cuts were taking…
Schools in Ireland have been given a deadline for applications regarding resource hours and special needs assistants. The National Council for Special Education announced that schools have until Friday September 20th to get their applications in – and the news…
By Tina Calabro When Nadia, a bright athletic 12-year-old, started the academic year at PACE School in Churchill the last week of August, she walked into a classroom equipped with iPads for student use, much like many of…