Special Education

As a parent of a daughter with a disability, I feel like I am in a perpetual state of learning tips from the “experts.” Having a child with special needs m

Twenty-first century learning calls on adults in the classroom to move from a position of power to a position of empowerment. How and whether we empower al

Outrage: Not Our Independence Day What does July 4 mean to me? A day off work and hopefully a powerful plate of barbecue. But, it’s definitely not my Indep

I’m detecting a trend. Recently, The Atlantic ran a piece that catalogues the Trump administration’s disregard of civil rights protections for Americans (a

As a first-year teacher of students with disabilities in a large urban district, I faced huge inequities that even other teachers and principals overlooked

Steven was my oversized and freckled first-grade classmate. That basement classroom was bulging with students, with rows of tiny desks brimming with books

My younger daughter is one of the greatest joys of my life. She is full of energy, gives great cuddles and has a fantastic imagination, often involving her

I come from nothing. I was reminded of this at a tense board meeting in which a member from the community, upset with my opinion on something, shouted out,

I remember walking through the doors of Blackstone Valley Prep Middle School seven years ago like it was yesterday. I didn’t know anyone. The “gymnasium” w