Funding for programs that serve some of Seattle’s most vulnerable students and funding modernization of schools and athletic fields, including Memorial Stadium, are on the ballot in the Feb. 8 special election. Seattle Public Schools is urging voters to renew the education programs and operating levy, as well as the buildings, technology, and academic/sports capital […]
How to address the worsening teacher shortage in Louisiana, teacher salary increases and steps to recover from the pandemic-induced learning loss will be key topics during the 2022 legislature, officials said Monday. The Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the Louisiana Association of Educators, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry have started defining their educational […]
The Santa Fe Schools Board is considering urging state lawmakers to “dramatically increase” teacher salaries, citing high teacher and staffing positions and rising housing costs in Santa Fe. A “staff crisis” resolution tabled by CEO Kate Noble during a board meeting on Thursday, if approved, would be submitted to the legislature ahead of the regular […]
The Hood River School District has filed another appeal in a potentially landmark legal case covering the educational rights of students with special needs in Oregon. One family sued the county, claiming they refused to give their son who has autism, adequate support and education. Mike and Stephanie Frank believe their son’s right to a […]
A Texas special school hearing officer will decide whether the Killeen Independent School District should pay a family for required special education services that the family says the district did not provide their daughter. The first of four one-day due process hearings between KISD and Stephanie Moody, whose daughter previously attended KISD, and their respective […]
In a touching turn of events, a cashier with autism stepped up to help a veteran who couldn’t pay his full grocery bill. We are so glad that there are stories like these that show that there is still good in the world! Briar Poirier was already known and loved in the small town of […]
Yesterday I saw a post on Facebook from a friend in our boat who asked a question: Who pays for what they did to our children? The “who” is a long list of perpetrators. The “what” is a different story. In today’s world there is a lot of talk about repayments, getting off debt, finding […]
