Advocating for your own kid, or teaching other people—doctors, dentists, teachers, etc.—about your kid, is something you learn as you go along. Even if you
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Don’t Let Them Fool You: The FCC Has Done Nothing New to Connect Kids
They almost had me. After weeks and weeks of working and fighting for the FCC to guarantee the educational rights of low-income families by compelling inte
Read MoreHere’s What I Suggest Schools Do Now to Support Students Through This Pandemic
This Coronavirus pandemic is truly a life-changing event. It is hard to even compare what we are experiencing to any other time period in American history.
Read MoreGavin’s Story Shines a Light on the Inequities Special Needs Students Face With Remote Learning
Ten-year-old Gavin Williams is a lively and affectionate youngster who loves to visit museums, experiment with computer-coding and plunge into ocean waves
Read MoreIf You Want to Know What Works for Students With Dyslexia, Ask Them
Imagine you are a mature, intelligent middle-school student who finds it difficult to write anything—numbers or letters—on paper in a way that makes sense.
Read MoreHere’s How the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Will Affect Education
Late this morning the U.S. Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act. The total tab is $2 trillion and includ
Read MoreIt’s Time to Acknowledge That This Is the New Normal
To call the last few weeks hard, unprecedented and surreal feels trite. We are facing a pandemic unlike any in the last century and it is only a matter of
Read MoreReal Talk From Parents Homeschooling Children With Disabilities
Parents of children with disabilities are already some of the strongest, fiercest and most exhausted parent advocates for quality schools during regular ti
Read MoreOnce We Beat the Coronavirus, Let’s End the Pandemic in Our Public Schools
Here’s something to take our minds off occasional thoughts of the world ending—thoughts probably caused by hallucinations from inhaling the Lysol we’re spr
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