by Common Ground | Feb 26, 2017 | Capitols
On December 30, 2016, the New Jersey Department of Education proposed new special education regulations that will affect tuition rates and accounting practices at state-approved private schools for students with disabilities. In more than 80 pages of code, the NJDOE...
by Common Ground | Feb 26, 2017 | Capitols
A bipartisan measure (S-1474) addressing teacher training that was introduced in February 2016 has been signed into law in New Jersey. The bill requires teacher preparation programs for instructional certificates to include instruction or clinical experience in...
by Common Ground | Feb 26, 2017 | Snapshot
Newly released data from UDOE show that the number of students receiving special education is increasing. Newly-released data from the U.S. Department of Education indicates that 6,050,725 students ages 6 to 21 across the country were served under the Individuals with...
by Common Ground | Dec 12, 2016 | Features
Students without a home face steep educational challenges: the absence of basic necessities such as food and clothing; poor healthcare and medical services; a lack of quality mental health services; interruption of education due to mobility; and trauma.Poverty...
by Common Ground | Dec 12, 2016 | Students
by Jeremy Einbinder Because cerebral palsy is neurological, my brain is my body and my body is my brain. The physical impairments associated with cerebral palsy may be my most obvious issue, but it’s impossible to completely separate my physical issues from my social...
by Common Ground | Dec 12, 2016 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued new regulations significantly expanding who is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The regulations took effect in October. Last summer, the DOJ published final rules clarifying that those with a...
by Common Ground | Dec 12, 2016 | Capitols
The U.S. Department of Education has earmarked $7 million to help recruit and train teachers and administrators serving children with disabilities. The funding will go to seven states, including New Jersey, to enhance preparation and professional development focused...
by Common Ground | Dec 12, 2016 | Capitols
In a five page letter to governors and state education officials the U.S. Secretary of Education has called on schools to stop using physical punishment to address behavior issues. Calling school-sponsored corporal punishment an “ineffective” and...
by Common Ground | Dec 12, 2016 | Snapshot
According to U.S. Census data, 2.5 million children were homeless in 2013. According to the National Center on Family Homelessness, there were nearly 17,000 homeless children in New Jersey during the 2012-13 school year. That is roughly the entire population of...
by Common Ground | Oct 26, 2016 | Letters
School Psychologists and Mental Health: Early Intervention and Treatment From Sol B. Heckelman Among the many important and enlightening articles to be found over the years in CommonGround, the Sept 2016 issue featured Mental Health and Special Education: Early...
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