Student voice impacts "everything we do" in Maryland's Howard County Public School System, and has recently led to a more diverse curriculum and a looser dress code.
Although special education teachers may want to refer to services to make up for shortfalls during school closures as compensatory education or compensatory services, a school attorney says the terms should be avoided.
Approximately, 15 to 16 million students—and as many as 400,000 teachers—lack access to online learning and digital devices as the new school year approaching, according to a new analysis.
Despite most school districts continuing to conduct IEP meetings remotely during school shutdowns, fall promises to be a busy time for planning and placement teams. Administrators can prevent disagreements and delays regarding these meetings by following these four tips.
Before Chicago Public Schools steeped itself in student voice, educators there realized their young learners had far more influence on their lives outside the classroom.
The coronavirus pandemic and online learning show that all schools should become 1-to-1—not just with computers, but also for cementing student-teacher relationships, a leading child advocate says.
Heading into the new school year, teachers crave data on online learning's impact on students and they also want more training in how to use the information.
