Category: Education & Early Intervention
Local Superintendents Troubled by Overhaul
By Will Sentell Legislature-ordered overhaul of Louisiana’s special education system is sparking questions, concerns and angst among superintendents. “We are proceeding cautiously,” said John Watson, superintendent of the Livingston Parish […]
Read MoreSpecial Education Overhaul Subject of Webinar Series
BY WILL SENTELL [email protected] Controversy continued to churn Wednesday on a new state law that offers multiple ways for some special education students to earn a high school diploma. Officials […]
Read MoreSpecial Education Costs Challenge State Task Force
By Danielle Dreilinger The task force examining Louisiana’s $3.5 billion public school funding plan once again bogged down Wednesday over the complex challenge of paying for special education. By the end […]
Read MoreLaDDC News: Frequently Asked Questions: Alternative Pathway for Promotion and Graduation for Students with Disabilities (HB 1015)
Common Core’s Promise Collides With IEP Realities
Special education teachers struggle to make sure individualized education programs align with standards By Christina A. Samuels One of the most promising elements of common academic standards for students with […]
Read MorePARCC Adopts Spec. Ed. Testing Policy For Common Core
By Christina Samuels UPDATE: PARCC has posted online the materials on accommodations for special education students and common-core testing that it made available to its governing board. Please see memo […]
Read MoreMy Son with Autism “Is Lost in a Sea of standards”
By Valerie Strauss Earlier this year I wrote about a boy in Florida who was forced to take a standardized test even though he was born with a brain stem […]
Read MoreConcerns Raised Over ‘Highly Qualified’ Teachers
By Michelle Diament (Updated: October 28, 2013 at 11:44 AM CT) When Congress acted earlier this month to end the government shutdown, lawmakers also extended a provision that advocates contend […]
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