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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

Bellwether: The Sheep Leading Teachers, Children, and Parents Off the Cliff!

April 2, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 13 Comments

Long ago, it was common practice for shepherds to hang a bell around the neck of one sheep in their flock, thereby designating it the lead sheep. This animal was called the bellwether. ~Mirriam Webster Dictionary Bellwether Education Partners is one of several nonprofits working with school districts around the country to determine how to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bellwether Educational Partners, Corporate Reform, ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, public schools, special education, Teacher Pensions, Texas

Slow Learners in the Age of Hyperlearning

March 26, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 11 Comments

Who decides what slow learning is in this country? Every student deserves a free public education with teachers who understand their educational needs. Not only are corporate reformers slamming slow learners, they’re pushing children to grow up faster than is humanely possible. All our children are expected to be hyperlearners! Slooooowly! There is nothing wrong […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Finland, Hyperlearning, Millsv. Bd. of Education, Slow Learning, special education, Texas, Texas Commission on Public School Finance

“Stop, Thieves!” DeVos & Company Drive Deregulation and the End of Public Education

March 22, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 9 Comments

Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries; But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor’s garden, and squeezed under the gate! First he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes; And then, feeling rather sick, he […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, deregulation of school mandates, Economist Milton Friedman, licensing professionals, Office of Civil Rights, Overhauling the U.S. Dept. of Education, special education, Texans for Special Education Reform, Texas, United States Department of Education, USDOE

Public Schools and Texas Priorities

August 22, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 3 Comments

Texas has their share of students in poverty, so why did the Katy Independent School District spend $72.1 million on a new football stadium? Remember a few months ago when we learned how the state had shut students with special needs out of services due to an unlawful cap?  State officials did not seem to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: $72.1 million football stadium, poverty, Resources, special education, teachers, Texas

DeVos and the Domino Effect on State Legislatures

January 31, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

So Betsy is in, or maybe she isn’t. DeVos stands as an example of both the corruption and stupidity of corporate America with its involvement attempting to educate America’s children. Republicans are spineless to confirm her, and Democrats, while united today, have also been complicit in permitting the dismantling of America’s public schools. If you […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Children's Scholarship Fund, Education Tax Credit Programs, New Hampshire, School Choice, Tennessee, Texas, The Waltons

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

Special Ed. Irony: CT Gov. Malloy and Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher

September 20, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 3 Comments

In every state we see an erasing of services for students with disabilities. Consider how Texas managed to omit an appropriate education for students with special needs.  My guess is that in whatever state you live, special education is in trouble. How many children will not get the schooling they need to realize their dreams? […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Connecticut, dyslexia, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Jonathan Pelto, Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher, Profound Disabilities, reading disabilities, special education, Texas

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susanohaSusan Ohanian@susanoha·
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The last time I looked Norway was at top on international tests. They didn't start to teach reading until age 8 or 9 and then kids get a playtime break every hour.
Every hour. https://twitter.com/NancyEBailey1/status/1381335214711050240

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@buchananshelle3 @susanoha Good pt. And PreK and K reading assessments have been taking place for YEARS! Along with drills and more tests. If it worked why do children still have reading problems? Maybe bring back PLAY!

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leoniehaimsonleonie haimson@leoniehaimson·
10 Apr

There should no longer be any excuse for not lowering class size, which has been proven thru rigorous research to benefit all kids but especially those who are poor. Teachers know this, parents too, but where are those who control policies in our schools? https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/9/22375692/biden-proposes-doubling-title-i-sending-high-poverty-schools

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10 Apr

With so many worrying about learning loss in young children, I thought it important to dig out this old post about reading. Please remember that formal reading instruction used to begin in first grade. https://nancyebailey.com/2014/02/02/setting-children-up-to-hate-reading/

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raepica1Rae Pica@raepica1·
8 Apr

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#ECE expert @RaePica1 responds to VA digital device guidelines, "Why subject our children to all the health risks of digital devices when learning w/out devices is superior? The more senses we use in the learning process, the more information we retain." https://tinyurl.com/zay4c69z

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Please join us in lifting up our dear friend @DianeRavitch who undergoes open heart surgery today. May God grant her success in this serious procedure, and full recovery and healing. @NPEaction @Network4pubEd @pastors4OKkids @pastors4kykids @pastors4tnkids @pastors4flkids

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