I found two great articles for you all to ponder as we head into the weekend. The first is from another new Education Week blogger, Julie Rasicot. She continues a discussion on how the national budget crisis has affected the...
[caption id="attachment_948" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of dream designs"][/caption] With the state of most education research today, it takes a lot to get me truly excited. It seems every article I read touts new and better ways to “improve test...
Good morning CW News readers! After a rather interesting and slightly controversial special needs story yesterday, I thought we would take a break to look at some other news in education. Our friend David Ginsburg (aka Coach G) is back...
[caption id="attachment_935" align="alignleft" width="179"] Image courtesy of wolfhirschhorn.org[/caption] Child with Special Needs Denied Of Kidney Transplant Parenting a child with special needs is tough even under the best of circumstances. However, when that special needs child also has severe medical...
[caption id="attachment_913" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of The Seattle Times (seattletimes.newsource.com)"][/caption] Happy (belated) Birthday, Dr. King! His actual birthday was yesterday, you know. In honor of one of America’s greatest orators, freedom fighters and all-around individuals, CW News is going...
[caption id="attachment_896" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of mconnors"][/caption]At his arraignment this past Wednesday, Houston-area 18-year old Warren Lewis claimed he was, “scared for my life and feared for my family's life” when he brought a gun to North Forest High School...
[caption id="attachment_889" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Image courtesy of photostock"][/caption] Autism research is a real hot-button topic for many reasons. With the diagnosis of high-functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome on the rise, finding the causes of these disorders and the methods needed...
There’s been a lot going on in education news this week, and I am excited to share a few of these ideas here with you today. First, this morning Medical News Today released a great article regarding autism research that...
I remember the anticipation that I felt as a second grade student at Monte Vista Elementary School in Phoenix, AZ. Next year would be the year. Finally, like all of the Big Kids on the playground, I, too, would be...
This morning, I read three great articles that I wanted to share with you. The first is fantastic news from researchers about the benefits of Head Start in early education, and, more importantly, parent/child relationships. With many districts and individuals...
[caption id="attachment_862" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Image courtesy of Michelle Meiklejohn"][/caption] It’s a new year and with that will come many new milestones for students, teachers, and school districts. However, among these milestones is the none-too-pleasant budget preparation for the 2012-2013 school...
Welcome to the inaugural news aggregation here at the CW blog. This morning, I read two really interesting stories on special needs students as well as autism research. I hope you enjoy them too, and a big thanks to the...
