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6 Ways High-Stakes Standardized Testing Destroys Student Voice

January 14, 2021 By Nancy Bailey 2 Comments

The National Council of the Teachers of English is Helping Students Find Their Voices in Challenging Times. This title stood out as well worth exploring, but it’s also a reminder that since public education became focused on high-stakes standardized testing, public schools’ emphasis has been on scores, not students’ voices. Student’s thoughts and ideas should […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Common Core, Data Collection in school, high stakes standardized testing, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Social Emotional Learning, student self-expression, student voice, testing alignment, the loss of the arts

The Unintended Consequences of IDEA

February 18, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

By Aaron Wright It is undeniable that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has aided educational access for autistic children. Prior to the first iteration of the law, children with disabilities did not necessarily have the right to a public education. However, an unforeseen side effect of the IDEA’s deficit-oriented focus upon disability has […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Autism, Daisy has autism, equality, human rights, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, public schools, special education, students with autism

A Review of Daisy Has Autism: In 2020, a Commitment to Students With Disabilities!

January 1, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 9 Comments

Daisy Has Autism by Aaron J. Wright should be mandatory reading for every school board member, school administrator, and teacher. It’s a book that will help parents of children with disabilities know they’re not alone. It’s an interesting story for anyone. The book details the struggles of Arthur and Annie Russell, whose daughter has autism. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Autism, Daisy has autism, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, P.L. 94-142, special education

It’s Time to Erase Harmful, Recycled Education Policy!

October 4, 2019 By Nancy Bailey 5 Comments

Serious education issues in public schools are recycled because the ulterior motive of some is to end public education. Research is repeatedly ignored. Why are school administrators clueless? How is it that legislators repeatedly recreate policy we know is harmful for students? Each heading contains a link to proof. End Retention. Research is clear that […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 3rd Grade Retention, Alternative Strategies to Retention, high-stakes testing, Homework/busywork, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, kindergarten, Kindergarten is the New First Grade, libraries and librarians, nonstop online testing, online behavioral data, retention, teacher qualifications, the arts

How Funding Cuts to Public Schools Hurt Private and Parochial Students with Special Needs

November 10, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 3 Comments

Should public school districts be responsible for special education services of students in private and parochial schools? How do they manage this when they have financial problems serving the students who need special education services in public schools? I am not referring to special education vouchers which some states provide students when the special education […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: budget cuts ot public schools, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, parochial schools and special education, private schools and special education, Public funded special education, public schools, publically funded services for students in private or parochial schools, special education

Why Some Parents Turn Their Backs on Public Schools, And What Can Be Done About It

July 30, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 31 Comments

Why do parents remove their children from public schools? Why do they switch to homeschooling, private, or charter schools? What makes them believe that technology is the answer to their child’s problems? Sometimes, it’s simply because they prefer other settings, and they have no complaints about public schooling. But parents who remove their children from […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bullying, class size, inclusion, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, labeling, online classes, Parent complaints about public schools, PL 94-142, special education, unprepared teachers, Why parents leave public schools

When it Comes to Special Education Deregulations, Watch DeVos Like a Hawk!

September 22, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 2 Comments

In the beginning, Betsy DeVos didn’t seem to understand IDEA. Now it looks like she is out to get rid of it! Here is her recent statement in response to an Education Week writer’s question about reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. I think Congress needs to seriously look at the commitment they made […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Autism, Betsy DeVos, Deregulating IDEA, Deregulations and Betsy DeVos, dyslexia, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, learning disabilities, Reauthorizing IDEA, Special Education Funding

Before Common Core—IDEA and Aligning IEPs to Regular Standards

December 26, 2013 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

While Common Core’s focus on math and English language arts does nothing to address the needs of students with disabilities, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) re-authorizations weren’t great either. Much of IDEA (the changing of PL-94-142) was to make students with disabilities over into normalized regular ed. students. Individual Educational Plans were to […]

Filed Under: Common Core, Special Education, Technology Tagged With: Assistive Technology, Common Core, IDEA, IEP, Individual Educational Plan, individualized, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, personalized attention, standards

Common Core State Standards Don’t Rhyme With Individual Educational Plans

October 3, 2013 By Nancy Bailey 9 Comments

Think about it. Common Core State Standards do not rhyme with Individual Educational Plans. Say it slowly. Listen to the words. They don’t go together. The whole point of CCSS is for everyone to get to the same standard. It is the same goal. You can argue that students with disabilities might get to the […]

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doctorsam7 Dr. Sam Bommarito @doctorsam7 ·
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Reading Aloud to Kids of all ages pays off!

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I asked ChatGPT "Is the 'science of reading' settled science that determines how reading should be taught?" Here's the response. https://nancyebailey.com/2023/03/19/what-does-chatgpt-say-about-the-science-of-reading-it-may-surprise-you/

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jamaalbowmanny Jamaal Bowman Ed.D @jamaalbowmanny ·
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I'm so proud to be endorsing @Brandon4Chicago! He's going to be the leader Chicago needs for this moment and I was so honored to be with him this weekend. Let's go!

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wjk1971 Wendy Katten @wjk1971 ·
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Paul Vallas stole people’s schools which means their community. Listen to parents from NOLA and Philly tonight. He did this bc he believes corp interests prevail. And there’s good $ in that. Chicago will be 💯 better with @Brandon4Chicago. 😊

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hanna_hurley Hanna Hurley @hanna_hurley ·
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@SlenderSherbet @deutsch29blog …..just like a mandatory Reading Program for Pre-K.
If kids struggle, refer for remedial services?
Label kids ‘Not Ready for K’?
Rigor will overcome everything?
We’re just not aiming high enough?
We’re not challenging children enough?
Why not pre-k Calculus class?
👅: cheek?

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