by Dan DeMarle | Aug 22, 2020 | Classroom, Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, School Districts, Special Education
With so much uncertainty about the school year, parents of kids with disabilities have special concerns. Whether students are heading back into the classroom, homeschooling, or cyber-school, parents said say they are stressed. “We’re the parents, and we...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 23, 2020 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, School Districts, Special Education
While on the phone with her son’s caseworker in early April, Nardia Greaves heard a crash and scream in her Bronx apartment. The single mother raced to the bathroom and found Nate, her 7-year-old son, on the floor, pinned underneath the sink. He had climbed onto...
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 18, 2020 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Learning, Parents/Guardians, Special Education, Teaching
Isolated at home with few services to help, some parents of those with disabilities say they are terrified that their children’s progress will evaporate. Read More >
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 18, 2020 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Special Education
Students with disabilities were dealt a particularly harsh blow when schools shut down. Overnight, the intense hands-on assistance they need was no longer available. Read More >
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 15, 2020 | Compensatory Special Education, Special Education
Chicago Public Schools announced it is taking the unprecedented step of offering millions of dollars in extra support to more than 10,500 students who were stripped of needed services during an illegal overhaul of special education. Experts say they know of no other...
