5 Special Education Technology Trends SPED Directors Must Know About
The Good News It is estimated that there are more than 7 million students with disabilities attending public schools in the United States. Technology is designed to ease the user’s ability to successfully complete tasks, whether it’s an assignment for a class, a time-sensitive project for work, or your taxes. For the millions of students […]
Rural America in Focus
March 2021, By PresenceLearning Editorial Yuma County, in the southwestern corner of Arizona and bordering Mexico, is called the “Winter Lettuce Capital of the World,” according to the Yuma County chamber of commerce. Sunshine is common in that corner of the United States, where green rows of lettuce leaves stretch across the flat earth and […]
Compensatory Services Strategies in Three Steps
Parents, extended school year, and legal knowledge are key The impact of school closures upon students may well be an issue for years to come. The Biden administration has approved a new round of support in the American Rescue Plan for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER III)—providing about $122 billion in […]
Are You an Overwhelmed School Principal? How to Defuse the Situation
COVID-19’s Hidden Toll on School Administrators In early May, when what seemed like the worst of the pandemic was behind us, the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI), in collaboration with the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) in New York City, surveyed to understand how urban school leaders were feeling during the COVID-19 […]
Cutting Down on the Overidentification of Minority Students for Special Education
The overidentification of students of color for special education has been a major topic amongst educators and special education experts (Dr. Frances Stetson discussed it in her most recent webinar with PresenceLearning). The issue is even being watched at the federal level. The U.S. Department of Education has regulated under Part B of the IDEA […]