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How Has School Privatization Contributed to Mental Illness in Students Before and During Covid-19?

December 7, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

Mental illness in children existed before Covid-19. How many students are struggling with it during the pandemic? How did school privatization contribute to this phenomenon? Before Covid-19 A 2018 survey conducted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals noted that their top concern is the rising numbers of students with emotional problems and mental health […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anxiety, children and teens, covid-19, depression, in-person school, mental health, Mental Illness, oppositional defiance disorder, public schools, Remote learning, school, School Privatization, special education, the arts

Who Should Be the Next Education Secretary at This Critical Juncture in History?

September 8, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 35 Comments

Bloggers have been speculating about a Biden/Harris education secretary. During this critical time in American history, that individual should be a black or brown woman, who has been a teacher of young children, and who understands child development. She should hold an education degree and have an additional leadership degree and experience that will help […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: A Biden/Harris Education Secretary, Black lives matter, Gender Equality, human rights, special education, The Next Education Secretary

Betsy DeVos and The Quest to End Public School Disability Services

April 6, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

There will be beautiful tulips next spring in 2021, if we correctly and lovingly plant the bulbs this coming fall. Betsy DeVos During this unprecedented and perilous time, The New York Times reported “DeVos Weighs Waivers for Special Education. Parents Are Worried.” The $2 trillion coronavirus law gives the Queen of School Privatization unparalleled power […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Disability services, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, ending disability services, Privatization of Public Education, special education, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

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

Students with Disabilities: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

January 7, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

Parents with students who have disabilities are troubled by the problems their children face in public schools. They may turn to charter schools believing they will finally get the services they find lacking in public school. But charter schools are not an acceptable answer in most cases. We’ve known for years that students with disabilities […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Caps on special education, charter schools, Free appropriate Public education, New Orleans, special education, teacher qualifications, Texas

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

January 1, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 7 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

Learning Disabilities and Inclusion: Abandoned Commitment

December 3, 2019 By Nancy Bailey 10 Comments

Parents around the country are angry, claiming that their children who have learning disabilities, namely dyslexia, are not being served in public schools. The question here is why aren’t public schools serving students with learning disabilities? Isn’t it the law? Many parents expect inclusion in general education classes, although some argue for vouchers. Vouchers mean […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ADHD, charters, dyslexia, inclusion, Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Regular Education Initiative (REI), special education, vouchers

Organizations with the Audacity to Blame Teachers for Poor NAEP Reading Scores!

November 13, 2019 By Nancy Bailey 26 Comments

The latest “criticize teachers for not teaching the ‘science’ of reading” can be found in “Schools Should Follow the ‘Science of Reading,’ say National Education Groups” in the Gates funded Education Week.  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds most of the organizations in this report that criticize public schools and teachers for low NAEP […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Achieve, Alliance for Excellent Education, chiefs for change, Collaborative for Student success, Corporations, learning heroes, literacy how, military child education coalition, national association of elementary school principals, National Council of Teacher Quality, National urban league, reading, reading science, special education, teachers, thomas b. fordham institue

After the Confession: How Will They Fix the Damage Done to Public Schools?

June 25, 2019 By Nancy Bailey 13 Comments

Nick Hanauer is described as “founder of the public-policy incubator Civic Ventures.” His piece in The Atlantic called “Better Public Schools Won’t Fix America,” is an admission that the corporate message we’ve heard for years that schools will fix the problems of the economy and society is false. Most of us knew this. Here is […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: crumbling school facilities, High-Stakes Tests, lowering class size, music in schools, Nick Hanauer and The Atlantic Article, overcrowded schools, President Obama, school facilities, socialization, special education, students and careers, teachers, teaching credentials, Technology in Schools, The Arts in Schools, the economy and public schools

Reasons Children Have Reading Problems that Corporate Reformers Don’t Talk About

March 20, 2019 By Nancy Bailey 32 Comments

We know of many variables that help children learn to read. But well-designed peer-reviewed research continues to be ignored when it comes to these variables. At the same time, states and school districts continue to promote destructive school policies. We know such policies fail. So, why are they still being used? Here’s why some children […]

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