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District officials acknowledged that in 12 years, Aleysha Ortiz never received reading instruction or intervention. When 19-year-old Aleysha Ortiz told Hartford City Council members in May that the public school system stole her education, she had to memorize her speech. Ortiz, who was a senior at Hartford Public High School at the time, wrote the … Continue reading This Hartford Public High School Grad Can’t Read. Here’s How it Happened

USParents is seeking volunteer readers and activity partners to join the “Peer to Peer Positive Impact Program”. Seeking tutors of diverse academic, professional, and social backgrounds interested in bringing positive change and making inter-generational connections throughout local communities. The program is for grades 6-12 students. Sessions are held online for 1 or 2 times per … Continue reading Seeking Volunteers

We all want our children to succeed in school but some students need extra support. An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is a plan developed to ensure that children with disabilities receive the specialized instruction and services they need. As a school psychologist who’s advocated for both parents and children in special education for 20 years, … Continue reading 6 things parents should know about IEPs, from a school psychologist

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — The activism of Jennifer Dale began when she watched her third grade daughter struggle with distance learning, kicking and screaming through her online classes. The mother of three initially sent emails to her local school officials with videos of the disastrous school days for her middle daughter, Lizzie, who has … Continue reading ‘Our kids are the sacrifices’: Parents push schools to open

Just shameful! It’s rare for the parents of students with disabilities to prevail in legal battles against Maryland school districts. In the past five years, they’ve lost more than 85 percent of the time, state education department documents show. Source: 'Why would we even try?' Parents of disabled students almost never win in fights against … Continue reading ‘Why would we even try?’ Parents of disabled students almost never win in fights against Maryland districts – Baltimore Sun

For many years, Derrell Bradford says, he never understood why his mother and grandmother used to gather at the kitchen table when he was a child, debating whose address they would lie about to get him access to a better public school.  Read more

Click here for locations offering free LNA training in New Hampshire. The various medical centers, schools and nursing homes may have specific requirements and tuition reimbursement programs so contact them directly

The New Hampshire Board of Nursing (BON) is responsible for the entire Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) process, beginning with approving program curriculum to maintaining the New Hampshire Nursing Assistant Registry. New Hampshire is one of the few states requiring mandatory licensing of nursing assistants. The LNA is the equivalent of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) … Continue reading How to Become a Licensed Nursing Assistant in New Hampshire

White Mountains Community College conducted a 15-hour Train the Trainer Course at the Littleton Academic Center on February 7 and 14. This course is approved by the NH Board of Nurses to prepare RNs and LPNs to become certified to teach LNA courses. Eight nurses completed the course. The 15 contact hours for continuing education … Continue reading White Mountains Community College Graduates Eight LNA Instructors

The year was 1975, and President Gerald Ford was ambivalent about the law he was about to sign, guaranteeing that students with disabilities are entitled to education in the public schools. He said so in what was then an infrequently used presidential option—a signing statement. Read More