Special Education

Here are 4 actions to take in including paraprofessional staff in new school year scenarios, with at least part-time remote instruction in mind.

How to work with students in person and online when the spring and summer months have resulted in regression of self-regulation abilities and inappropriate behaviors

Bringing students and teachers back to classrooms for in-person instruction is the guiding principle in the CDC's revised guidelines for reopening schools during a continued surge in COVID infections.

Students with disabilities, and those from poorer families, likely struggled the most during extended school closures this spring, testified witnesses at a hearing on reopening schools hosted by a House subcommittee.

School social workers in low-income and minority communities are sounding the alarm that districts will not be able to meet students' basic needs this fall without more funding. 

District leaders should prioritize full-time, in-person instruction for grades K-5 and students in special education when reopening schools later this summer, a team of education researchers say.