New MAC priority bill would create new teacher licensure requirements related to communication devices Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenSeptember 18, 2019Legislation, Communication
Student Voices: Their Perspectives on How Schools Are and Should Be Trauma and Learning, School Discipline ReformMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenSeptember 9, 2019Resources, Publications, Higher Education
New bill directs the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to create standards and competencies for the training, hiring and use of interpreters in educational settings Special Education, School Discipline ReformMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenSeptember 9, 2019Legislation, Proyecto Acceso a la Educación Especial, Immigrant Families, Coalitions, Communication
MA Congresswoman Clark files Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2019 to amend ESEA Massachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 20, 2019
Legislative Advocacy for Safe and Supportive Schools: Susan Cole in HLS Blog Racial Equity in Education, Special Education, Trauma and Learning, Ask a Self-AdvocateMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 8, 2019Coalitions, Headlines, Transition, COVID-19, Disability & COVID-19, Mental Health, Legislation
Are we ready to become a trauma-sensitive school? Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenJuly 29, 2019
Australia’s Trauma Aware Schools Read More Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenJune 28, 2019
Advocates testify in support of inclusive higher education bills Read More Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenJune 18, 2019Higher Education, Legislation, Self-Advocacy, Transition, Young Adult Leaders Fellowship
B-SET for Career Network hosts summer meeting Read More Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenJune 18, 2019Coalitions, Transition
MAC featured in new book about effective leadership in intellectual disability services Read More Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenJune 17, 2019Publications, Resources, Self-Advocacy, Transition, Young Adult Leaders Fellowship
“No Matter What it Takes: Laura Stelianou in HLS Blog Ask a Self-Advocate, Racial Equity in Education, Special Education, Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenJune 7, 2019Headlines, Higher Education, Legislation, Self-Advocacy
Recent MAC legal win uncovers systemic failures of Boston Public Schools BPS’ unlawful double punishment policy was found to have violated student rights. Read More School Discipline ReformMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenMay 31, 2019
MAC awarded $100,000 from Cummings Foundation Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenMay 30, 2019
Trauma-Sensitive Schools Research Study Released Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenMay 6, 2019
How Do We Get There? Becoming a Trauma-Sensitive, Safe and Supportive School Read More Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenMarch 26, 2019
New Article: Understanding Trauma's Impact on Learning Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenFebruary 26, 2019