Resources For Special Education And The Common Core
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers has compiled links that offer a general overview of the educational standards Read Full Post >
Recently in Teachers Category
March 15, 2013
December 13, 2012
Group Tackles Evaluation of Special Education Teachers
For several years now, teacher evaluation has dominated education-policy discussions—but for the most part, the country's 430,000 special education teachers have been left out of the discussion. Read Full Post >
October 24, 2012
States Must Tread Cautiously on Evaluations of Special Ed. Teachers
With school reform efforts combining with federal incentives to encourage more districts and states to change how they evaluate teachers, the Council for Exceptional Children shares its views on evaluating special education teachers. Read Full Post >
October 03, 2012
New Center Established to Develop Effective Special Educators
The $25 million federal grant used to establish the center is one of many the federal Education Department has announced in recent weeks that involve special education. Read Full Post >
September 17, 2012
Outcomes for Students With Severe Disabilities Can, Must Improve
The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination today shared a set of recommendations to better prepare students with significant disabilities for the workforce and continue their education after high school. Read Full Post >
August 02, 2012
New Center Will Aim to Develop More Effective Special Educators
The U.S. Education Department's office of special education will spend up to $5 million on the creation of the Center to Support the Development of Effective Educators to Serve Students with Disabilities. Read Full Post >
July 19, 2012
House Extends Labeling of Trainee Teachers as 'Highly Qualified'
The House version of the spending bill allows teachers in alternative certification programs to count as "highly qualified" as long as they are working toward certification and are part of a recognized program, for another two years. Read Full Post >
June 13, 2012
Advocates: Don't Call Teachers-in-Training 'Highly Qualified'
The National Center on Learning Disabilities, which is urging calls to senators to ensure a provision about an alternate path to being considered a highly qualified teachers is killed, notes that students with disabilities, English-language learners, poor students, and students of color are the ones most likely to be taught by uncertified teachers. Read Full Post >
April 30, 2012
Bill Would Pay to Train Teachers of Students With Autism
School districts would partner with universities or nonprofit organizations to create training programs for general education teachers who have a many high-functioning students with autism in their classes. Read Full Post >
April 24, 2012
Parents Compelled to Secretly Wire Children to Track Events at School
In at least two cases, parents of children with autism fitted their children with recording devices to capture what happens in school. In both cases, students were subjected to hearing inappropriate conversations. One student was recorded being spanked repeatedly. Read Full Post >
Recent Comments