by Common Ground | Jun 15, 2022 | Parents, Professionals, Students, Teachers
1. Learning is an intrinsically social and interactive process, and social, emotional and behavioral competence is essential for all kinds of learning. Students are most successful academically when they can manage their behavior and emotions. Positive mental health...
by Common Ground | Jun 15, 2022 | Professionals, Q&A, Teachers
For therapists, teachers, case managers, and others in ‘helping fields,’ the act of witnessing and listening to trauma stories can take an emotional toll. It can compromise professional functioning and diminish the quality of life, adding to feelings of burn out and...
by Common Ground | Jun 14, 2022 | Students
By Sarah Jeanne Browne “You seem too smart to have a learning disability.” “You have to actually think in this class.” “I have trouble with math too.” “It’s not hard.” “You can do X so why can’t you do Y?”...
by Common Ground | Jun 14, 2022 | Parents, Professionals, Students, Teachers
Americas School Mental Health Report Card, February 2022 A group of 17 national mental health organizations has published a report that rates states on how well they are addressing this crisis through school-based mental health services. The report evaluates each...
by Common Ground | Jun 14, 2022 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education has announced plans to strengthen and protect rights for students with disabilities by amending regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Department’s Office for Civil Rights(OCR) will solicit public...
by Common Ground | Jun 14, 2022 | Capitols
As part of President Joe Biden’s Unity Agenda, the administration has announced a comprehensive strategy to address our nation’s mental health crisis. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will solicit public input regarding improvements to the Department’s...
by Common Ground | Jun 14, 2022 | Snapshot
Nearly one in three parents (31%) nationwide report that their child’s emotional health is worse than before the pandemic. (School Mental Health Report Card) In 2020, the proportion of mental health-related emergency room visits for children ages 5-11 and 12-17...
by Common Ground | Mar 17, 2022 | Features
Local police handcuff and arrest a second-grader. Video footage shows the boy sobbing as an officer announces, “You’re going to jail.” Three officers are called to the scene—an elementary special education classroom—where they arrest the 8-year old with...
by Common Ground | Mar 17, 2022 | Better IEPs
When a student with disabilities faces school disciplinary action, there are important protections in IDEA that must be followed. A school may suspend a student with a disability for up to 10 consecutive school days, as long as the suspension doesn’t constitute a...
by Common Ground | Mar 17, 2022 | Professionals
By Lisa Bell, BA, RN, NBCS, and Nanette Perez, BSN, RN, CSN COVID-19 hit like a hurricane that had not been forecast. In March of 2020, when the governor of New Jersey announced that schools would close for two weeks, no one knew it would be months before most schools...
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