Virtual Learning Comes With Added Curve For Special Ed Students

 

The pandemic school year that has frustrated so many is proving almost impossible for special education students, but even still, there are success stories. Read More >

As Pandemic Persists, Parents Of Students In Special Ed Face 'No-Win Situation'

 While online instruction poses a serious challenge for some with disabilities, these same students often have underlying health conditions making in-person learning risky. Read More >

Kids With Disabilities Are Regressing. How Much Is Distance Learning To Blame?

 Parents' worries are intensifying as they see their children's hard-fought advances diminishing — and fear that losses will be compounded with more distance learning ahead. Read More >

How To Adapt Special Education To The Remote-Learning Reality

 As another period of distance learning dawns for many students across the nation, parents, educators and service providers are offering recommendations and advice for special education. Read More >

Low retention seen as biggest risk of online classes

The more online classes a student takes, the greater the chance -- as much as 35% -- that they will drop out or fail, writes Rebecca Glazier, a professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. This puts more pressure on teachers to engage with students by finding ways to give personal feedback, Glazier notes.   Full Story: EdSurge (7/6)