by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Parents, Professionals, Students, Teachers
By Rebecca Branstetter, Ph.D. If your child has special needs, remote learning can be incredibly stressful. Here are some tips for helping kids learn, while still taking care of yourself. Parenting a child with additional learning, attention, social-emotional, or...
by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Parents, Professionals, Students, Teachers
Congress enacted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) (EHA), in 1975, to support states and localities in protecting the rights of, meeting the individual needs of, and improving the results for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with...
by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Courts
In November a federal District Court in New York has dismissed J.T. v. de Blasio, a class action claim alleging that every state and local educational agency in the country is denying FAPE to students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. District...
by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Courts
A Hudson County school district reached a settlement in December in the case of infant student with autism, who alleged in a lawsuit filed by her parents that she was “subjected to the unlawful and improper use of physical restraints by several employees.” The...
by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Capitols
NJ Senate Bill S3214, introduced by Senators Ruiz and Turner, requires the NJ Commissioner of Education to collect data on student academic outcomes from all school districts to asses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning and achievement. The commissioner...
by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Capitols
NJ Senate Bill S1020, sponsored by Senators Ruiz (D-29) and Gopal (D-11), requires school districts to report detailed demographic information regarding students receiving disciplinary actions. The information must include race, gender, disability, grade level, and...
by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Capitols
New Jersey Department of Health has released new COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Local Health Departments for K-12 Schools. Previous guidance called for schools in areas with high virus levels to quarantine entire classrooms or even close schools if...
by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Capitols
The safe re-opening of schools features significantly in the White House’s newly released plan, National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan provides a national response framework addressing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic....
by Common Ground | Feb 2, 2021 | Capitols
Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 214 implementing three new policies for the 2020-2021 academic year. The policies allow for more flexibility and understanding due to the unprecedented effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for high school...
by Common Ground | Sep 6, 2020 | Features
In our last edition of Common Ground, we introduced issues impacting special educators and parents as schools and policymakers crafted early responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. While New Jersey’s broad response to the health crisis has, on the whole, been clear...
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