Sentences with phrase «did about special education»

But I wonder how, in such a state with such a governor, can Judge Moukawsher say what he did about special education.

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In the second of two stories about the district's special education program, the recent budget proposal aims to address some of parents» concerns, but some worry it doesn't go far enough.

«It reveals a lot about Michael Gove's priorities that he has found time to meet with News Corps executives 21 times since he became education secretary - including meeting Rupert Murdoch on seven separate occasions - but in his first seven months in the job he didn't manage to visit a single sixth form college, further education college or special school,» said shadow education secretary Andy Burnham.

De Blasio did, however, stumble over an answer about specific cost - savings in the United Federation of Teachers contract, and publicly apologized to Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder over a delay in getting him information about special education reforms.

One of the biggest issues that I find offensive about this panel is that it did not have any representation of special education teachers or early childhood or elementary teachers,» said Rudley.

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Many of the parents who initially supported the idea of integrating special education students into regular education classrooms in Portland are now worried about how the Portland Public School System is doing it.

As if educators didn't have enough to worry about serving the surging population of special education students, some are encountering a bizarre syndrome that disrupts and can monopolize their programs.

«A lot of people in special education have a mindset that it's all about compliance, but if you take a step back and understand the purposes of the law, I think you'll see this is less about complying and filling out IEPs left and right, and more thinking about, «Well, how do I problem solve to ensure my school is better meeting the needs of kids with disabilities?»»

A lot of people in special education have a mindset that it's all about compliance, but if you take a step back and understand the purposes of the law, I think you'll see this less as compliance and filling out IEPs left and right, and more thinking about, «Well, how do I problem solve to ensure my school is better meeting the needs of kids with disabilities?»

Parents would know more about how their own children are doing in special education and when a dramatic change is needed.

The reductions in state education aid — coupled with cuts approved in two special sessions last year — mean districts will receive about 5 percent less in 2008 - 09 than they did in the previous school year.

They generally do a good job of describing the study but they express doubts about our findings because they believe that parents, especially affluent parents, have considerable influence over special education placements.

I can't imagine the next two Congresses (or probably the two after that) reopening this vast statute, which contains just about everything Uncle Sam does in primary - secondary education save for special education, vocational education, and the research - and - statistics functions housed in the Institute for Education Scienceducation save for special education, vocational education, and the research - and - statistics functions housed in the Institute for Education Scienceducation, vocational education, and the research - and - statistics functions housed in the Institute for Education Scienceducation, and the research - and - statistics functions housed in the Institute for Education SciencEducation Sciences (IES).

My mission, like yours, is to continue to learn about what I can do to provide the very best education possible to all students, including students with special needs because they deserve the chance to thrive and reach their full potential just as much as the next child.

But what about special education teachers — do they feel equally isolated?

Many educators at public schools have made identical complaints to Paige and Congress about No Child Left Behind, under which schools can face sanctions even if a subgroup of students, such as low - income or special - education students, do poorly on annual tests.

I'm talking about things like teacher licensing mandates, which researchers have long found do not improve teacher quality and traffic in disproven education fads (but do provide easy - access cash cows for state departments of education and teacher colleges since teachers are required to keep buying their products to maintain certification); ever - increasing testing and data - entry mandates; centralized curriculum mandates like Common Core; centralized teacher evaluation and ratings systems; and the massive data entry required to document things like student behavior problems and special education services.

We don't view higher education in this manner, and we certainly don't hear special interest groups complaining about students who transfer from a public university to enroll in a private one (or vice versa).

Public charters receive about $ 7,000 now, but do not receive the additional support provided to districts for transportation and special education.

«There was a lot of initial worry about, «I don't think my special education students can do this; my boys can't do this,»» said Cheryl Dobbertin, the director for professional development for Expeditionary Learning.

I didn't hear enough about the new protocols for special education, and one parent was practically ignored when she suggested a better method for making IEP meetings more accessible.

If done correctly, social and emotional learning has the potential to improve outcomes and services for these traditionally underserved students — but only if special education gets a seat at the table in national conversations about SEL.

As a Physical Education teacher by choice I also have certification in Biology and General science two high needs areas I have reservations about individual contract negotiations and Tiered salary from the outside it would benefit core subject teachers Math, Science, Special ed with increased salary opportunities but mostly as any Corporate structure would do is pare back on other subject area salaries the non core subjects this could create a situation inwhich some teachers would carry more burden than others and whether we like it or not the most memorable classes for many students are art, gym, music and home economics because of their practical applications in life.

At the meeting, the coordinator asks parents about their child's favorite activities, special talents, and learning styles; his or her study habits at home; the subjects that the child finds frustrating; the parents» personal and academic goals for their child; and what they think they can do to support their child's education.

If you would like something entertaining, watch their «special meeting» on CT - N: http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/ctnplayer.asp?odID=10438 Estela Lopez asks why the board did not have information about Milner's «troubles» — we should all be asking this very question, loudly and clearly, because it shows gross malfeasance and dereliction of duty on the part of the State Board of Education and Stefan Pryor — yes, Ms. Lopez, why did you vote on something you hadn't read and were clearly unable to evaluate?

«Background characteristics (e.g., race, gender, neighborhood poverty, free lunch eligibility, being old - for - grade, and special education status) are all related to high school grades and test scores, but they do not tell us any more about who will pass, get good grades, or score well on tests in high school, once we take into account students» eighth - grade GPAs, attendance, and test scores,» the authors said.

Whether you're catching a showing of the new education «documentary» Waiting for Superman or watching the latest special news report on education, don't expect to hear about Yolanda Porter, Marsha Grim and their fellow educators at Ella Grant Elementary School in Prichard, Ala..

A special education teacher shared, «That's just the thing about the Q2 process; it's the whole team trying to figure out what they can do to support.»

Nearly 1 in 5 do not speak English at home, and about the same number require special education services.

«Teachers in LAUSD have uncovered the unanswered question about Common Core implementation — how do we raise the academic standards for all students when our most vulnerable children, those in special education and our English Learners, have historically struggled to meet the lower bar set by previous standards,» said Ama Nyamekye, executive director of Educators 4 Excellence - Los Angeles.

Instead of fighting about testing, lets fight about why magnet schools don't have Special Education kids and how they don't educate all kids?

He did not discount the CREDO methodology overall, but he raised familiar concerns about comparing students where everything from poverty levels, special education needs, to even the gender makeup of their schools varied.

How did you find out about the MA in Special Education program at SCU and why did you choose to apply and ultimately enroll?

One of those school board members who opposed her, Cindy Stuart said that some incidents had eroded the board's trust, including one in which the board did not learn for 10 months about a special education student who had a medical emergency on a school bus and later died.

While special education dollars (about $ 50 billion nationally) can do good things for students where placements are appropriate and service models are well thought out, state legislatures and departments of education need to understand that allowing districts to place more and more students into special education programs does not actually improve education outcomes, not even for the students placed therein.

But we observe that the proportion of the total student population accounted for by special education students in the top performing countries is about half the proportion accounted for by special education students in the United States, and those countries typically do better on equity than we do.

In my experience, there are some aspects of KIPP that are truly outstanding, but KIPP can learn much about «systems» from traditional public schools, and where I teach, we do not have a strong special education program because of our belief that «hard work» is all you need and our school leader's philosophy opposing the idea of special education.

My first deleted comment merely corrected a very common myth about C Prep someone posted, which is we had fewer special education students or didn't let them in.

Nowhere, including here in Connecticut, do they talk about tackling the terrible growth of child poverty that is destroying our society or the challenges faced by children who require special education services or need help with their English language capabilities.

Although I didn't name it as such at the time, I realize now that what we did was significantly shift mindsets about inclusion and special education.

I heard about schools that didn't offer any counseling or special education services to students who come from severely distressed neighborhoods.

In my first year as a special education teacher in a pre-kindergarten setting, the signs were small but profound — a nonverbal student who started to greet me in the mornings, a student who didn't know how to hold a pencil properly who learned to write full sentences about books he read, a student who memorized over 100 sight words, and a student who didn't know his numbers who began to start adding and subtracting.

Charter schools are notorious for bragging about their test scores, but as the evidence proves, the tests themselves are designed to fail students who don't speak English and students who have more severe special education needs.

Do you have questions about state compliance deadlines, how to apply for a specific grant, or special education requirements?

In the meantime, we encourage you to read more about what charter schools are doing in the area of special education, by visiting our website: http://www.ccsa.org/advocacy/special-education-adv/.

So, of course, any school that is all about producing higher test scores will do all they can to duck their responsibility to special education students who need and deserve the same educational opportunities as every other child.

As to cost, you clearly have access to data, but of course, special education costs are picked up by the state, as are the transportation expenses and depending on which charter schools you are talking about, the local municipality may be subsidizing students or certain costs as they do in Hartford and New Haven.

In the second of two stories about the district's special education program, the recent budget proposal aims to address some of parents» concerns, but some worry it doesn't go far enough.

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