by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Parents/Guardians, Pregnancy, Risk Factors
Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother’s vitamin D supply is passed to her baby in utero and helps regulate processes including brain development. A study published today in The Journal of Nutrition showed that...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Covid-19, Parents/Guardians, Poverty
COVID-19 Has Robbed the World’s Poorest Children of Nearly 4 Months of Schooling In April, 9 in 10 of the world’s children were out of school in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Several months later, a new report from UNESCO, UNICEF...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Covid-19, Special Education, Teaching, Teaching
Educators putting together 504 plans for students might have to approach it from a different angle these days. Though accommodating students by offering them extended time to work on assignments might seem like an appropriate route, with or without a pandemic, it just...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Covid-19, Parents/Guardians, Special Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has induced stress in everyone this year, but for those marginalized by disabilities, and especially those already dealing with social inequity and poverty, the pandemic has dealt additional blows. In a November article published in...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Special Education
Thousands of New York City students did not receive full special education instruction last year, according to a report from the Department of Education released earlier this week. Since schools shuttered their doors on March 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only...
