School Matters

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All Discussions Tagged 'special' (15)

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Debi

Here are some questions you may want to ask your children’s Special Education Director...

...or the entire school board for that matter: 1. How are we obtaining assistive technology devices (PDAs, Smartboards, alphasmarts, netboo…

Started by Debi

0 Sep 29
Debi

A 21st-century approach to teaching students with autism

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/technologies/index.cfm?i=60490 A 21st-century approach to teaching autistic stude…

Started by Debi

0 Sep 3
Debi

Principal: CPS officials neglect disabled

http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/Principal_CPS_officials_neglect_disabled_students,28440 A Chicago Public Schools principal yes…

Started by Debi

0 Jun 18
Lisa Starbuck

Nashville Teen Sues for Diploma

Here's a story from the Nashville Tennessean about a special ed issue that I thought might be of interest here. An 18-year-old Nashville st…

Started by Lisa Starbuck

28 Jun 16
Reply by Debi
Debi

If you believe disabled students can learn/be educated, why?

There seems to be a recurring theme that those with disabilities take too many resources with too few outcomes. My argument is we don't kno…

Started by Debi

32 Mar 10
Reply by MKC
Debi

Video self-modeling helps students with autism

Last I heard KCS has nearly 600 students with autism. I know at least two who have medical diagnoses of whom KCS is refusing to accept the…

Started by Debi

3 Feb 24
Reply by Cathy McCaughan
Debi

Vic, more on KCS use of funding

KCS contracts with Autism Partnerships to come and provide training to staff. You can read a recent story about what the org does here: htt…

Started by Debi

4 Feb 18
Reply by Debi
Debi

Building program for KCS

Hey all, I was just wondering about how schools are decided on to get new buildings? Specifically, I'm wondering why Amherst was built? Was…

Started by Debi

0 Jan 23
Debi

How High Stakes Exit Exams Deprive Youth of Educational Advancement

How High stakes Exit Exams Deprive youth of Educational AdvancementTennessee Exit Exam Statistic DataThe Tennessee Department of Education…

Started by Debi

29 Jan 6
Reply by Cheri Howlett
Cathy McCaughan

Director of Special Education

While we are all sitting on the edge of our seats waiting to see who our new Superintendent will be, we have quietly forgotten that Knox Co…

Started by Cathy McCaughan

17 Nov. 18, 2008
Reply by momto3
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