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...
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Capitols
A bill that would provide a financial incentive for businesses to establish pre-employment and work-readiness training programs in partnership with institutions of higher education, comprehensive high schools, county vocational schools, and nonprofit organizations has...
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Capitols
The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill that would create a special education unit within the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and require an annual report. S-2160 establishes a special education unit that would consist of administrative law judges having expertise...
by Common Ground | Jun 18, 2021 | Snapshot
The nearly 7 million students with disabilities in the U.S. make up 14% of national public school enrollment, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. According to the Pew Charitable Trust, the percentage of students with disabilities in...
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