by Dan DeMarle | Jan 31, 2021 | Adolescent/Teen, Covid-19, Depression
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated widespread social isolation, affecting all ages of global society. A new rapid review in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports on the available evidence...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 31, 2021 | Autism, Covid-19, Special Education
With budget cuts, lack of staff, and most schools in our area heading back to virtual learning, how do students with special needs get the care they need amidst a national pandemic? We want to introduce you to someone that has a big heart but day to day just needs a...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 29, 2021 | Brighton, East Rochester, Gates Chili, Greece, Monroe County Districts, Penfield, Pittsford, School Districts, Webster, Wheatland-Chili
Justin Murphy and Gary Stern – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 1/15/21 on page A1 The Rochester City School District made its largest jump in graduation rate in many years in 2020, the state Education Department...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 26, 2021 | Disability
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Classroom, Covid-19, Distance Learning/ELearning, Parents/Guardians, Special Education, Teaching, Teaching
The unexpected shift to the remote workplace and classroom brought on by COVID-19 has left many families across the country with inequitable access to devices and technology infrastructure, a problem known as the digital divide. For students with disabilities, the...