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Wishing all our readers a safe and fun 4th of July. The U.S.A. may be in troubled times but it's worth remembering how it started and the fundamental goodness of most Americans.Here's a great video (from Canada about diversity AND working together) - show your kids. Our country used to embrace multiculturalism and immigrants.
Of interest, a story from the NY Times about a series of graphic novels for teens.
Bullying, divorce, school shootings, racism and gender identity are among the many issues teenagers grapple with daily. Now, a line of autobiographical graphic novels from a new imprint, Zuiker Press, that debuts in November will allow young people coping with personal or public issues to tell their stories in the hopes of helping peers and adults.
The inspiration for the graphic novel series came from home, said Mr. Zuiker, the creator of the “C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation” series and franchise. One of Mr. Zuiker’s sons, Evan, has autism. “He said, ‘I’d like to write a book to tell kids what’s wrong with me,’” Mr. Zuiker recalled. “I told him, why don’t we write a book that tells kids what’s right about you?”Something different in camping - a construction camp.
What's Betsy DeVos been up to?Tell Your Kids:
Design Time! Design and draw blueprints for your birdhouse!Add Up! Put together your construction budget and pay close attention to cost and materials!Buckle Up! Put on your tool belt, boys and girls, you are using power tools!Snap On! Wear that hard hat proudly! You will visit a local job-site!
Shhh! Don’t tell your camper…
…They will be introduced to STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). They will learn math skills in a whole new way!
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is postponing until July 1, 2020 the date states need to comply with an Obama-era rule under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that would address whether minority students are disproportionately placed in special education. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's office has also announced postponing the date for including children ages 3 to 5 in the analysis of significant disproportionality from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022, according to a document released by the ED and published in the Federal Register today.What's on your mind?
Many frame the delay as a civil rights and equity issue. Reports, such as the one released in April by Harvard University, add fuel to that argument. The report, entitled “Disabling Punishment," asserts that black students with disabilities miss significantly more class time because of suspensions than their white peers. As Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides, author of “Does Compliance Matter in Special Education? IDEA and the Hidden Inequities of Practice” said, “We need to identify educational policy and practice remedies that seriously contend with the historical and social contexts that define the United States education system. If we don’t, we exhibit a concerning historical amnesia that denies the salience of race in American society and on educational outcomes.”
In the meantime, while the delay will impact how schools respond to the required compliance regulations, there is no rule that prevents schools from actively setting goals to reduce overrepresentation of minority students in special education on their own.
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