Education
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008Students With Autism Require Certified Teachers
Ann Ali | The State Journal
West Virginia’s teachers are having a hard time keeping up with the demand for autism training, according to the executive director of the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University.
Teachers often further their own educations, but West Virginia’s teachers are having a hard time […]
College
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Autistic students get help navigating college life
Melissa Kossler Dutton | Associated Press | USA Today
When Dan Hackett started college, he didn’t make the grades he knew he could.
Hackett, who has Asperger’s syndrome, found at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh that some of his symptoms were holding him back. He had difficulty organizing […]
Good Luck to Teresa Robinson!
Monday, April 21st, 2008Good luck to Teresa Robinson! She’s a wonderful and dedicated educator and will be sorely missed in Charles County.
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Personnel Changes at St. Mary’s Public Schools Announced
SOMDNews.com
LEONARDTOWN, Md. - The St. Mary’s County Board of Education on Friday announced two administrative appointments made at its meeting of March 12.
The Board appointed Ms. Teresa Robinson to […]
Water Exploration for Special Populations
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Water Exploration for Special Populations
This class is specifically designed for children with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities who want to learn how to be safe in, on, and around the water. Participants will learn water safety skills and basic swimming skills. Each class includes independent, guided discovery time in the water with a parent or […]
A new year has begun!
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008Hi, everybody.
This is the first time I’ve posted, although Richard generously extended the invitation to me months ago.
Everyone feels that with the new year comes new beginnings. I, personally, feel one day is as good as the next if something needs to be done, but thought this might be a […]
Lionsgate Academy
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007In Minneapolis, Parents Start a Charter School for Autistic Children
James Walsh | Washington Post
MINNEAPOLIS — You can see the ache in Tamara Phillips’s eyes.
As her autistic daughter, now 14, has grown, so has the loneliness — her daughter’s loneliness in school, her parents’ loneliness because having an autistic child can seem a solitary climb up […]
Too Much Mainstreaming?
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Schools Accused of Pushing Mainstreaming to Cut Costs
John Hechinger | Wall Street Journal
GREECE, N.Y — For years, Jonathan Schuster’s mother begged the public schools here to put her son in a special program where he could get extra help for his emotional problems. By 11th grade, Jonathan had broken his hand punching a wall and […]
Supreme Court Sides With Parent
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Supreme Court Splits 4-4 On Special-Education Case
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a ruling that requires New York City schools to reimburse a wealthy businessman for private special education for his son.
The justices split 4-4 on the case, which means a lower court ruling siding with former Viacom executive Tom Freston […]
“Know Your Community” Workshop: September 19
Thursday, September 13th, 2007Wednesday, September 19 | 6 - 8PM | F.B Gwynn Center
This workshop will officially start at 6:00PM at the F.B. Gwynn Center with a SECAC meeting. The bulk of the workshop will then start at 6:30PM.
Please RSVP to Kim or Deb at pfs@ccboe.com or call 301-934-7456.
Are Special Education Numbers Really Dropping?
Friday, August 31st, 2007So is it a real drop or are the numbers being cooked?
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Questioning the decline in special education students in public school
Letter to the Editor | Maryland Independent
At a time when autism diagnosis rates are one in 150 in the United States and most school systems’ special education departments across the country […]