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School Choice Deception: Florida’s Plan and Students Who Don’t Measure Up

December 16, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 7 Comments

Florida is a bellwether state. What happens to schools there will move to other states in one form or another. I would like to share a personal story of how I met school choice as a teacher in Florida and how it helped cement in me the desire to advocate for a public school system […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, charter schools, Florida, Governor-elect DeSantis, Jeb Bush, Lake Highland Preparatory School, learning disabilities, private schools, public schools, School Choice, School Privatization, vouchers

The Dangers of SEL Assessment Data to Students with LD Social Disabilities and Autism

October 27, 2018 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

Today, I would like to bring attention to the dangers of social-emotional learning assessment to a segment of our student population. The focus on behavior is becoming the new purpose of school, and that alone should raise questions. School boards, PTA’s, and school organizations should be discussing how these curriculum changes impact what and how […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: assessment, Autism, autistic spectrum, behavioral assessment, behavioral tier groups, Children, learning disabilities, school, SEL, sel behavioral assessment, social disability, Social Emotional Learning, social intereaction, students with autism

Despite F Ratings, Dyslexia Charter School Has Gotten Repeated State Approval

September 17, 2018 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

Interest in charter schools for students with disabilities is on the rise. Will such schools destroy the Individuals with Disabilities Act’s (IDEA) rights of children? IDEA is the reauthorization of the 1975 Public Law 94-142. While parents might be dissatisfied with dyslexia programming in public schools, how can they be assured charter schools will provide […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: charter school regulation, charter school transparency, charter schools, Charter Schools for Dyslexia, dyslexia, learning disabilities, special education, Special Education Charter Schools, The Louisiana Key Academy

Response to Intervention’s Role in the Texas Special Education Scandal: What are Other States Doing?

August 24, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 7 Comments

Whenever we read or hear about special education in public schools, it is important to remember, that since the beginning of Public Law 94-142 (IDEA) in 1975, many policymakers have resisted funding services for students who learn differently. The bill was so unpopular that President Gerald Ford refused to have a Rose Garden signing. Since that […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: dyslexia, learning disabilities, Response to Intervention (RTI), special education, SPED Services, SPEDx, Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Betsy DeVos Goes Trick or Treating for Dyslexia

October 31, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 9 Comments

US Senator Bill Cassidy MD (R-LA) and his wife Dr. Laura Cassidy recently met with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and dyslexia and learning disability organizations to discuss serving children with dyslexia. It’s important to remember five things. Public schools used to do more for students with learning disabilities. Resource classes, general education support, and certified […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Choice, dyslexia, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, learning disabilities, public schools, Sen. Bill Cassidy MD (R-LA), vouchers

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

Why Are Schools Still Using Response to Intervention?

September 18, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 61 Comments

Schools have only been in session for a few weeks. Already parents are troubled by reading problems their children are bringing home from school. It’s painful to hear of an otherwise happy child who succumbs to anxiety and distress over school due to reading. Reading should be a joyful experience. But for many children—reading is […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: dyslexia, intervention, learning disabilities, reading, Reading Programs, reading remediation, Resource Rooms, Response to Intervention, RTI, special education

Will Texas Parents Save Special Education?

December 18, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

In order for the nation to get back their public schools they have to realize what they’re losing. This is especially true for special education. For years, across the nation we have seen an eroding of services for students with disabilities. In Texas, denying children their right to special education, since 2004, came in the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ADHD, Continuum of Services, Deaf, learning disabilities, Public Law 94-142, School Choice, Severe Disabilities, Special Education Cap, Special Education Choice, Special Education Services, Texas, Texas Education Agency

Jeb Bush, Retention, and the Failed Ferris Wheel of School Reform

October 1, 2016 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

Jeb Bush continues to ride the failed Ferris wheel of school reform. He is most likely emboldened by state politicians and business leaders, like in Michigan, subscribing to harmful 3rd grade retention policies. Also, with a fancy university invitation for him to lecture about schools and stuff. Michigan is following Florida’s lead, and that of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 3rd Grade Retention, dyslexia, Florida, Florida and 3rd Grade Retention, Harvard, Jeb Bush, learning disabilities, Michigan, Michigan and 3rd Grade Retention, privatization, public schools, Smaller Class Sizes, Tennessee STAR Study

The Dangers of Eliminating Teacher Preparation

June 25, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 11 Comments

Wisconsin is thinking about letting anyone teach. No degree will be required to enter the classroom and work with students. Isn’t it bizarre to encourage young people to go to college but claim their teachers don’t need a college degree? Surely this is quackery. But I thought it would be a good time to do […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: assessment, Bibliotherapy, child development, Child Psychology, Classroom Management, counseling, dyslexia, Educational Theory, ELL Teachers, learning disabilities, Librarians, math, Other Subjects, Special Areas, special education, Speech and Language, Teacher Preparation, Technology, the arts

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