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Welcoming Learning Environments Benefit Students, in School and at Home
Welcoming Learning Environments Benefit Students, in School and at Home
Trauma and LearningTrauma and Learning Policy InitiativeDecember 16, 2020Resources, Transition, Mental Health
Teacher and Student Relationships: The Power of Trust
Teacher and Student Relationships: The Power of Trust
Trauma and LearningTrauma and Learning Policy InitiativeNovember 23, 2020Resources, Transition, Mental Health
Education, Civil Rights Groups Support COVID-19 Selective School Admission Proposal
Education, Civil Rights Groups Support COVID-19 Selective School Admission Proposal
CLSP, Racial Equity in EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenOctober 22, 2020Coalitions, Headlines, Proyecto Acceso a la Educación Especial, COVID-19, Disability & COVID-19, Race & Disability, Press Releases
Parents and advocates express concern over thousands of backlogged BPS special education assessments
Parents and advocates express concern over thousands of backlogged BPS special education assessments
Autism, Racial Equity in Education, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenOctober 9, 2020Headlines, Immigrant Families, COVID-19, Language Access, Disability & COVID-19, Race & Disability
Families Of Students With Special Needs Walk A Tightrope Between Safety, Falling Behind In Remote Learning: Kevin Murray and Liza Hirsch in GBH
Families Of Students With Special Needs Walk A Tightrope Between Safety, Falling Behind In Remote Learning: Kevin Murray and Liza Hirsch in GBH
Autism, Racial Equity in Education, Special Education, Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenSeptember 30, 2020Headlines, Immigrant Families, COVID-19, Mental Health, Language Access, Disability & COVID-19
Trauma-Sensitive Vision Questions
Trauma-Sensitive Vision Questions
Trauma and LearningTrauma and Learning Policy InitiativeSeptember 29, 2020Resources, Transition, Mental Health
Police need to be removed from our schools: Liza Hirsch in CommonWealth Magazine
Police need to be removed from our schools: Liza Hirsch in CommonWealth Magazine
Autism, CLSP, Racial Equity in Education, School Discipline Reform, Special Education, Trauma and LearningLiza HirschSeptember 21, 2020Headlines, Legislation, Proyecto Acceso a la Educación Especial, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Mental Health
Trauma Sensitive Middle/High School – Video
Trauma Sensitive Middle/High School – Video
Trauma and LearningTrauma and Learning Policy InitiativeSeptember 9, 2020Resources, Transition, Mental Health
Remote learning brings challenges for BPS students: Kevin Murray in The Daily Free Press
Remote learning brings challenges for BPS students: Kevin Murray in The Daily Free Press
Autism, Racial Equity in Education, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenSeptember 4, 2020Headlines, Immigrant Families, COVID-19, Language Access
A District Changes Course On Special Education, But Leaves Parents And Teachers Frustrated: Diana Santiago in WBUR
A District Changes Course On Special Education, But Leaves Parents And Teachers Frustrated: Diana Santiago in WBUR
Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenSeptember 3, 2020Headlines, COVID-19
A Call to Break the Cycle: Jacob Blake
A Call to Break the Cycle: Jacob Blake
Racial Equity in Education, School Discipline Reform, Trauma and Learning, Special Education, CLSP, AutismMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 31, 2020Mental Health, Race & Disability
Massachusetts private schools see uptick in interest following plans for public schools to go remote: Kevin Murray in MassLive
Massachusetts private schools see uptick in interest following plans for public schools to go remote: Kevin Murray in MassLive
Autism, Racial Equity in Education, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 27, 2020Headlines, Immigrant Families, COVID-19, Language Access
Back to school plans, remote learning create challenges for special needs families: Kevin Murray in Patriot Ledger
Back to school plans, remote learning create challenges for special needs families: Kevin Murray in Patriot Ledger
Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 24, 2020Headlines, COVID-19
Unease over Massachusetts special education as classes set to start amid COVID-19: Diana Santiago, Salima Slimane, and Liza Hirsch on Channel 5 Investigates
Unease over Massachusetts special education as classes set to start amid COVID-19: Diana Santiago, Salima Slimane, and Liza Hirsch on Channel 5 Investigates
Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 24, 2020Headlines, COVID-19
Extra considerations as students with special needs return to school: Leslie Lockhart on Boston 25 News
Extra considerations as students with special needs return to school: Leslie Lockhart on Boston 25 News
Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 24, 2020Headlines, COVID-19
Fighting Police Brutality Starts in Our Schools
Fighting Police Brutality Starts in Our Schools
Racial Equity in Education, School Discipline Reform, Trauma and LearningLiza HirschAugust 24, 2020Legislation, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Mental Health, Race & Disability
More critical now than ever for schools to build connections with families: Kevin Murray in the Boston Globe
More critical now than ever for schools to build connections with families: Kevin Murray in the Boston Globe
Autism, School Discipline Reform, Special Education, Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 21, 2020Headlines, Publications, COVID-19, Mental Health
Your child’s a no-show at virtual school? You may get a call from the state’s foster care agency: Mike Gregory quoted in Boston Globe
Your child’s a no-show at virtual school? You may get a call from the state’s foster care agency: Mike Gregory quoted in Boston Globe
Racial Equity in Education, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 21, 2020Headlines, Immigrant Families
Not Belonging Hurts
Not Belonging Hurts
Trauma and LearningTrauma and Learning Policy InitiativeAugust 14, 2020COVID-19, Mental Health
Schools in districts at high risk of coronavirus to welcome 8,600 special education students back to classrooms: Kevin Murray in Boston Herald
Schools in districts at high risk of coronavirus to welcome 8,600 special education students back to classrooms: Kevin Murray in Boston Herald
Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenAugust 14, 2020Headlines, COVID-19
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