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Commentary
7.10.2019

Little rhyme or reason in special needs designations for students

Jeff Murray

A designation of special needs for a K–12 student can generate a sigh of relief from some parents and a howl of outrage from others. Such a designation can also be the basis of a successful outcome for some students and the beginning of a long struggle for others to attain proper supports.

Commentary
7.9.2019

Beyond special education as we know it

Pay attention! The times they are a ‘changing as we move beyond special education as we’ve known it for forty-plus years. In his courageous, thought-provoking piece, Kalman R.

Commentary
7.1.2019

Charter schools and teacher diversity

A new study of North Carolina public schools finds that black students in charter schools are more likely to have black teachers than their regular public school counterparts, and that the positive

Commentary
7.1.2019

Sounding the alarm for boys in our schools

Erika Sanzi

Legendary actress Meryl Streep recently garnered a considerable amount of media attention during a Vanity Fair panel about the second season of HBO’s series “Big Little Lies.” Much to the surprise of many, Streep was highly critical of the phrase “toxic masculinity,” asserting tha