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City Council endorses statewide child care assistance bill: Kevin Murray in The Daily Free Press

City Council endorses statewide child care assistance bill: Kevin Murray in The Daily Free Press

Racial Equity in EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenApril 7, 2021Budget, Headlines, Legislation, COVID-19, Early Education

Needham man biking 100 kilometers for Massachusetts Advocates for Children

Needham man biking 100 kilometers for Massachusetts Advocates for Children

Autism, Racial Equity in Education, School Discipline Reform, Special Education, Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenApril 6, 2021Headlines, COVID-19, Press Releases

State considering major expansion of child abuse reporting laws: Michael Gregory in CommonWealth Magazine

State considering major expansion of child abuse reporting laws: Michael Gregory in CommonWealth Magazine

Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenMarch 29, 2021Headlines, Immigrant Families, Legislation, Mental Health

Massachusetts Advocates for Children Congratulates Mayor Kim Janey

Massachusetts Advocates for Children Congratulates Mayor Kim Janey

Autism, CLSP, School Discipline Reform, Special Education, Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenMarch 22, 2021Headlines, Legislation, Budget, Immigrant Families, Self-Advocacy, Language Access, Press Releases

Trauma-Sensitive School Reopening

Trauma-Sensitive School Reopening

Trauma and LearningTrauma and Learning Policy InitiativeMarch 19, 2021Early Education, Resources, Mental Health, COVID-19

The Law as Relief in Unprecedented Times: A Testimony

Autism, Disability & COVID-19, Racial Equity in Education, Special EducationDiana SantiagoMarch 12, 2021Summer 2021 Newsletter, Immigrant Families, Language Access, Headlines

Pandemic brings unique challenges for ESL students, families: Diana Santiago in The Daily Free Press

Pandemic brings unique challenges for ESL students, families: Diana Santiago in The Daily Free Press

Racial Equity in EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenMarch 11, 2021Headlines, Immigrant Families, COVID-19, Language Access

Black History, White Privilege

Black History, White Privilege

Autism, CLSP, Racial Equity in Education, School Discipline Reform, Special Education, Trauma and LearningMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenMarch 5, 2021Immigrant Families, Proyecto Acceso a la Educación Especial, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Language Access

Ask a Self-Advocate: The Similarity Between Racism and Ableism

Ask a Self-Advocate: The Similarity Between Racism and Ableism

Ask a Self-Advocate, Autism, Racial Equity in Education, Special Education, School Discipline ReformJevon OkundayeFebruary 18, 2021School-to-Prison Pipeline, Self-Advocacy, Transition, Young Adult Leaders Fellowship, Mental Health, Race & Disability

High priority students return to Boston classrooms: Kevin Murray in The Daily Free Press

High priority students return to Boston classrooms: Kevin Murray in The Daily Free Press

Autism, Special EducationMassachusetts Advocates for ChildrenFebruary 5, 2021Headlines, COVID-19, Language Access, Disability & COVID-19

Testimony on Barriers to Vocational-Technical School Admissions

Testimony on Barriers to Vocational-Technical School Admissions

Autism, CLSP, Racial Equity in Education, School Discipline Reform, Special EducationGuest UserJanuary 27, 2021Coalitions, Testimony, Voc-Tech, Transition, Language Access

Digital Segregation: Education in the Era of Coronavirus

Digital Segregation: Education in the Era of Coronavirus

Racial Equity in Education, Autism, Special EducationEvan GabovitchJanuary 27, 2021Immigrant Families, COVID-19, Race & Disability, Disability & COVID-19

Trauma Sensitivity in Early Learning

Trauma Sensitivity in Early Learning

Trauma and LearningTrauma and Learning Policy InitiativeJanuary 19, 2021Early Education, Resources, Mental Health

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