Most teachers, and many parents, are well aware of IEPs, or individualized education programs. Today, an educator and parent shares her experience transforming the typical IEP process and meeting. Navigating the IEP Meeting Brandi Hinnant-Crawford is an associate professor of educational leadership at Clemson University......
So your pupil has been accepted to highschool – Congrats! Have enjoyable their accomplishments after which take some time to map out how one can pay for all 4 years sooner than your pupil will get the bill for freshman yr. That is, besides you......
The number of students in special education in the United States has doubled over the past four decades, with schools responsible for providing special services to a growing segment of their student bodies. Almost 7.3 million students, or 14.7 percent of all public school students......
Teachers often graduate from their preparation programs without a firm grounding in common learning differences like dyslexia, which affects the ability to read. This is the case even though teachers will, over the course of their careers, educate many students with learning differences—putting them, and......
Another year of celebrations behind you, another stack of unwanted gift cards in a drawer. Billions of dollars in gift cards go unclaimed every year. Chances are some unclaimed dollars are lurking in your house. Getting rid of those unwanted gift cards is simple and......
Roughly 1 in 5 children in the United States are estimated to be neurodivergent, with a range of learning and thinking differences. Those differences have nothing to do with intelligence—but derive from how their brains receive, process, and respond to information. In a short span......
Many teachers don’t receive training in their teacher-preparation programs on common learning differences, say experts. And that can leave teachers feeling uncertain about how to best support students in their classrooms who have dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia. Dyslexia affects the ability to read, dysgraphia impacts......
Creating a school community where students with complex learning or developmental needs feel welcomed and valued takes more than merely including them in classes or clubs, according to a leading researcher on the topic. Erik Carter, the executive director of Baylor University’s Center for Developmental......
The Wall Street Journal recently shared there are two times when you are most likely to follow through with your money goals (or any goal for that matter): the new year, and your birthday. So, if you want to become richer in 2020, now is......
Are you an ambitious Indian student aspiring to pursue higher education in the United States but find the prospect of paying your tuition fees and other costs daunting? Don’t worry! Scholarships could be the answer. Here you can discover top scholarships for Indian students, tips......