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Trailers, Instead of Classrooms, For Special Education Students

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A school district in Missouri is facing anger from parents. The school has been conducting Special Education classes in trailers and segregating students who have special needs away from their peers. Parents want their kids to have a classroom inside the building. The school district says they don’t have the funds to make any changes. The current trend in Special Education emphasizes inclusion. Historically, the pendulum of public opinion swings from wanting all students who have special needs to be isolated from the general population to wanting all students to be together, regardless of special needs. As a former teacher, … Continue reading →

Funding Site I Discovered: Donorschoose.org

If you are a teacher or if you have ever spent much time in a school, you know that schools, and especially teachers, are always looking for a way to gain supplies or money for their classroom. Teachers likely spend more out of pocket money on their job than any other professionals out there. Most states give teachers an allotted amount of money to spend on their classroom. Many parents also send in money or supplies for their children. However, considering the vase amount and variety of items needed for a classroom, these funds just do not last all year. … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: May 19-25

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School is out!! The last two weeks have been wild and the last few days have been chaos! I am glad for the break and ready to get back to blogging at Families.com. Summer should allow for many more discussions. Sunday, May 20 Update on My Weekend I recently attended field day with my nieces at a school in Nashville. The day was very enjoyable. It was nice to see things from a school visitor’s perspective and spend time with my family. Monday, May 21 Perks of Public Education: N = Nurses Nurses have not always been a part of … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: April 28 – May 4

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I hope that you have enjoyed this week in education here at Families.com. Summer break is just around the corner and I am very excited! Check back each week for educational activities to complete with your child this summer! Saturday, April 28 Concerns of Public Education: A = Attitude Teachers often do not get the recognition and credit that they deserve. In my community, teachers are not held in high regards such as doctors or lawyers. The attitude toward the importance of teachers needs to improve. Sunday, April 29 Perks of Public Education: B = Beginning Teaching is a wonderful … Continue reading →

Concerns of Public Education: F = Funding

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In continuation to my concerns of public education series, I will be discussing the letter F. F is for funding. Funding is a major concern to many teachers in public education. In my district teachers receive $225 in BEP and Negotiated money. This is money for instructional and teaching supplies. Supplies that I need each year include markers, pens, staples, tape, cardstock, tag board, drawing paper, construction paper, tissues, paper plates, paper towels, etc. This money is also used to purchase instructional resources and classroom supplies such as bulletin board boarders and classroom books. In kindergarten at my school, parents … Continue reading →

The Controversy Over School Vouchers in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker created a proposal to make a school choice voucher program for students who have special needs. A group called Stop Special Needs Vouchers is protesting against the proposal. The group, which includes parents, feel that the plan would end up making it harder for students who have special needs to get the support they require at public schools. A school voucher is a controversial topic for many reasons. There is potential for people to object to the system that is used to determine whether or not a child qualifies for a voucher, to object to … Continue reading →

Low-Income Texas Women Lack Access to Health Care

A Texas judge has officially denied Planned Parenthood’s request to be allowed to offer health services to low-income women in Texas through a state program. The result is that there are a lot of low-income women in Texas who now have no access to women’s health care. This is part of a long, long, story. This all started in February of 2012, when Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner, Tom Seuhs, signed a law that was designed to specifically exclude Planned Parenthood from receiving any of the funding that is earmarked for the Medicaid Women’s Health Program (WHP). At the … Continue reading →

School Clinics Do Not Require Health Insurance

School-based health clinics are in several public schools across the nation. They provide much more health care to students than a typical “Nurse’s Office” is designed to do. Visiting the clinic usually requires parental permission. It does not require a student to be covered by health insurance. Typically, the job of a School Nurse includes handing out band-aids, determining if a child truly is too sick to be at school, and dispensing medications to children who have ADHD, autism, allergies, and other disorders. Today, you cannot assume that your child’s school will actually have a full-time nurse in the building. … Continue reading →

Do We Spend Too Much on the Iraq War?

No doubt, Iraq is a hot topic right now. With more than half of the country wanting us to pull out yesterday it seems, well wrong, that congress could pass a bill of that magnitude when so many voters are against the Iraq war. What the Bill Does The bill provides expanded benefits for military veterans as well as providing monies for college tuition for military veterans. It also provides $2.7 million dollars in flood relief to help victims of the recent flooding in the mid-west. The spending will bring the grand total to $650 million that the U.S. Government … Continue reading →

Helping Children in Need

Being a teacher, I see many sad home lives and situations for my students and children in my school. There are children who are unloved, uncared for, and unappreciated. Some are starved for food, some are starved for attention, and others are starved for warmth and shelter. Thanksgiving and Christmas are big times of the year for our needy school children to get extra help. By using the term “needy” I am referring to the children at school that are less fortunate when it comes to having food and clothing. Throughout the Thanksgiving holidays many organizations and clubs host can … Continue reading →