Joanne JacobsSep 92 minFor failing students, lockdown was freedom, school is 'prison' School is "like being in prison," says 14-year-old Kieran, who has dyslexia and ADHD. He prefers doing physical labor with his father....
Joanne JacobsFeb 143 min'Challenging' students with disabilities are sent home (but not suspended)Schools aren't supposed to suspend special-needs students if their misbehavior is related to their disability. But some schools use...
Joanne JacobsDec 2, 20221 minFlorida's special-ed students are doing very well: Is it choice?In Florida, which pioneered school choice for special-needs students more than 20 years ago, students with disabilities are doing very...
Joanne JacobsNov 5, 20222 minPandemic amnesty: Is it time?My resolution for 2021, renewed for 2022, was to be kind and calm. There is enough nastiness and enough hysteria out there without me...