Bill looks to boost special ed. funding

by Tom Chorneau

(Calif.) A coalition of key members of both the state Senate and Assembly have introduced legislation aimed at better equalizing special education money between regions.

Attendance Institute Articles

January 31, 2019
Good attendance starts with a healthy mind and body
by Attendance Institute
Mounting evidence shows poor physical and mental health is detrimental to students’ academic outcomes, which in turn negatively impacts long term health outcomes.

It’s a vicious cycle that the American Academy of Pediatrics says can be interrupted, however, if schools, pediatricians and organizations that support children’s health can come together to promote attendance and access to healthcare.

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January 18, 2019
Schools start the year strong with improved attendance
by Attendance Institute
An initiative to get every student to school every day is seeing success across all grade-levels in one Massachusetts district–but officials have said they’re not satisfied just yet.

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October 09, 2018
Racial disproportionality plagues district special ed.
by Tom Chorneau
(Va.) Officials in one of Virginia’s largest school districts are looking to revise a number of policies and practices related to special education in the wake of a report raising racial inequality issues.
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October 04, 2018
Brown signs bill restricting restraint of SWD
by Tom Chorneau
(Calif.) Beginning next year, teachers and district personnel assigned to serve students with disabilities will be restricted in the use of physical or mechanical restraint and seclusion, under legislation signed by the governor earlier this week.
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May 09, 2018
No debate over special ed teacher shortage, just remedy
by Tom Chorneau
(Calif.) The governor’s plan to provide $100 million in one-time money to support the preparation and retention of special education teachers probably won’t solve California’s long-standing shortages, a representative of the non-partisan Legislative Analyst said Tuesday.
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March 13, 2018
Schools must not exclude SWDs from workplace training
by Alisha Kirby
(District of Columbia) Throughout the U.S. schools are failing to prepare students with disabilities to enter the workforce after high school, often by funneling them into work readiness programs that emphasize manual labor or menial tasks, research shows.
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March 06, 2018
Early intervention for toddlers with disabilities
by Alisha Kirby
(Mich.) More infants and toddlers would receive special education services prior to enrolling in school under spending proposed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for next year’s state budget.
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