Posts Tagged
‘Choice’

February 10, 2022

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by: admin

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Tags: boards, Choice, education, Forget, Lawmakers, Push, School

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Categories: Special needs education

Parent frustration with the education system has reached new highs in 2021, and the majority of that energy has been directed toward school boards. School board politics became a national story throughout the Virginia elections last fall, and in Georgia, parents have turned to school boards to protect students from “sexualized content” in some schools’ […]

February 5, 2022

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Tags: Choice, COVID, education, fights, Opinion, policies, Prevent

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Categories: Special needs education

By Colleen Hroncich “One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to education.” This is a phrase that advocates for education choice have used for years to explain why families need choices. But it has never been as true as it is today when dealing with COVID-19. Before the Christmas holidays, many Pennsylvania school districts […]

January 26, 2022

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by: admin

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Tags: Choice, COVID, education, fights, policies, Prevent

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Categories: Special needs education

“One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to education.” This is a phrase that advocates for education choice have used for years to explain why families need choices. But it has never been more true than it is today when dealing with Covid-19. Before the Christmas holidays, many Pennsylvania school districts had considered switching […]

Legacy Elementary School, Ashburn, Virginia. by James C. Sherlock Very few like the concept of full-time online education for children. They do not find it an attractive option for teachers in front of the children in normal school classrooms. Neither do I. They believe, and science corroborates, that classroom training has significantly more value than […]

January 6, 2022

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Tags: advocates, call, Choice, education, historic, Year

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Categories: Special needs education

BY BETHANY BLANKLEYTHE EMPLOYEE IN THE CENTER SQUARE (The Center Square) – With school districts in the US starting or considering distance learning due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in 2022, parents now have more options as 22 states expanded or launched school election initiatives in 2021. That’s a silver lining, say proponents, as […]

November 1, 2021

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Tags: children, Choice, education, Opinions, School, special, Virginias

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Categories: Special needs education

Dear editor – This week my husband and I had our son’s parent-teacher conference. He reads in first grade. He is 9 and should be in 4th grade. Dyslexia was diagnosed on private tests in August 2020. We got him an Individual Education Plan (IEP) with Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and found a private […]

LANSING, me. – Senator Lana Theis said Friday a new poll that said over 75% of Michigans support parents’ right to choose their children’s school is evidence that Governor Gretchen Whitmer is signing the Let Kids Learn plan should. “It’s time for a change in K-12 education in Michigan,” said Theis, R-Brighton, chairman of the […]

August 30, 2021

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Tags: Arkansas, Choice, education, moms, Power, story

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Categories: Special needs education

Compass Academy in Conway, Arkansas is a private, not-for-profit school for children with developmental disabilities or those who have difficulty adjusting to a public school. It offers year-round full-time education for students ages 5+ and participates in the state’s Succeed scholarship program. Like many parents of special needs children, Erica Boucher was frustrated by the […]

August 26, 2021

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by: admin

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Tags: Choice, COVID, Lifestyle, Matters

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Categories: autism

Today’s post is an excerpt from Children’s Health Defense. Companies in the US are starting to require Covid vaccinations. A local provider of day and residential programs will be commissioned until mid-October. They’ll consider exceptions, however Unvaccinated employees, contractors or board members are tested twice a week. Those vaccinated CAN contract COVID and spread – […]

July 3, 2021

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by: admin

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Tags: Car, Child, Choice, Leaving, Mom, Pass, Vaccine

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Categories: autism

Two differentt worlds for Connecticut mothers. We had a case of chickenpox in our high school this week. “How did that happen?” Asked a member of the local chapter on Facebook. The first comment? Blame the Anti-Vaxxers! Dozens mixed in with hatred, vitriol, disrespect, bullying, meanness about people they don’t even know, and a case […]