Stories

This New Report Is Fighting Charter School and Special Education Myths With Facts

To hear tell from charter opponents, students with disabilities and charters don’t mix. Their story about charters and special-needs students is simple: Charter schools don’t enroll many students...

student achievement

IDEA Public Schools Is Bringing 20 New Schools to Texas and Ana Martinez Is Leading the Charge

For the last decade, IDEA Public Schools has been steadily improving student outcomes in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the most educationally underserved areas in the nation. Last year, IDEA received...

Special Education

I Was Bullied as a Child With Special Needs. Here's How You Can Protect Your Kid.

Bullying is a serious problem in schools and online because it has the potential to cause real and lasting harm to victims. Bullying is considered to be any targeted, aggressive, unwanted, and...

Special Education

This Story About Justin Bieber and Mac and Cheese Is Why I Love Teaching

I want to tell you a little story about macaroni and cheese and the battle of Lawrence Welk versus Justin Bieber. I could not write about why I #LoveTeaching without finding myself flooded by...

IEP

10 Ways to Give Your Child With Special Needs a Head Start

Since having a child diagnosed with special needs, I've learned so much about navigating the special-education process. First thing: the special education system is a hot mess—even for savvier...

student achievement

I Was a Misfit in School, Then I Was Homeless, Now I'm Helping Kids Avoid That Same Fate

I went to Chicago Agricultural High School. It’s known as one of the best high schools in the Chicagoland area. Everyone told me it was an honor and privilege to be there. But for me, every day was a...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

This New Report Is Fighting Charter School and Special Education Myths With Facts

IDEA Public Schools Is Bringing 20 New Schools to Texas and Ana Martinez Is Leading the Charge

I Was Bullied as a Child With Special Needs. Here's How You Can Protect Your Kid.

This Story About Justin Bieber and Mac and Cheese Is Why I Love Teaching

10 Ways to Give Your Child With Special Needs a Head Start

I Was a Misfit in School, Then I Was Homeless, Now I'm Helping Kids Avoid That Same Fate