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Last week, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) posted an informative webinar, "Students with Disabilities and the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in K-12 Public Schools."

The Education Trust released a report, Social, Emotional, and Academic Development Through an Equity Lens, that recommends educators must work to create more equitable systems for students to succeed in schools. The report acknowledges that the...

Last week, the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Murphy (D-CT) and Warren (D-MA), and in the House by Reps. Pressley (D-MA) and Omar (D-MN). Designed to “address the needs of marginalized students and...

Student reach the greatest levels of independence when all staff members are working together to teach and encourage new independent skills. Here are three ways I encourage independence in my classroom and work to build my students skills each and every...

The type of praise you give your students matters, and behavior-specific praise is shown to be the most effective. But, it is also the one that comes least naturally. Here's how I remind myself to consistently implement behavior-specific praise in my room.

If you’re like me, and particularly if your professional life revolves around schooling in any form or capacity, you look forward to summertime each year. You do this with the undying hope it brings a break from at least some traditional duties, a more...

On Wednesday, the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing to examine the steps needed to help schools implement proven practices that will support students’ academic, social, and...

This week, the National Disability Rights Network published a report on how schools are illegally removing students with disabilities through the practice of informal removals.

Huron Valley Schools in Michigan and the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) entered into a voluntary resolution agreement based on patterns of restraint and seclusion uncovered during a nationwide compliance review series initiated...

As teachers in today’s classrooms, we see traumatized students every day. We are not mental health workers or social workers, but there are many strategies and skills we can employ as educators that will allow us to meet the responsibilities of an educator...