by Common Ground | Aug 27, 2021 | Q&A
Q: What is compensatory education? A: Compensatory education is designed to get a student to the place they would have been had they not been deprived of special education and related services. The content of a compensatory education program should be based on a...
by Common Ground | Aug 26, 2021 | Snapshot
1 in 6 US children aged 2–8 years (17.4%) have a diagnosed mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder. Among children living below 100% of the federal poverty level, more than 1 in 5 (22%) have a mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder. 9.4% of children aged...
by Common Ground | Aug 26, 2021 | Courts
New Jersey has agreed to improve special education services for inmates with disabilities. The case before U.S. District Court was first brought four years ago by three inmates in the state’s adult jails who said their civil right to an education and all its...
by Common Ground | Aug 26, 2021 | Capitols
Nearly two months after the passage of S-3434, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) issued a broadcast email regarding the implementation of S-3434, signed into law at PL 2021 c. 109 which allows schools to provide additional or compensatory special...
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Features, Parents, Professionals, Teachers
Several recent research studies have identified alarming numbers of teachers reporting Compassion Fatigue working during the pandemic. The American Psychological Association defines Compassion Fatigue as the burnout and stress-related symptoms experienced by...
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Parents, Professionals, Teachers
Mother Teresa Understood Compassion Fatigue She wrote in her plan to her superiors that it was MANDATORY for her nuns to take an entire year off from their duties every 4-5 years to allow them to heal from the effects of their care-giving work.
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Features, Parents, Professionals, Teachers
Compassion Satisfaction is the antidote to Compassion Fatigue. It encompasses the pleasure and satisfying feeling that comes from helping others. Many people enter helping professions because they have empathetic attitudes for others’ difficulties and a strong...
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Better IEPs, Parents, Professionals, Teachers
By Elizabeth Athos, Esq. Education Law Center When a parent disagrees with a change to their child’s educational classification, program or placement that has been proposed by the school district, they can stop this change from going into effect – and preserve...
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Capitols
On June 16th, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed S-3434 into law. The new law requires New Jersey boards of education to provide special education and related services to students exceeding their age of eligibility. The new law extends eligibility by requiring school...
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Capitols
A new study released by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights show that interruptions in school-based learning caused by COVID 19 has deepened the impact of disparities in access and opportunity facing many students of color in public schools, including...
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