by hallmonitor | Sep 30, 2020 | Parenting
When a family is choosing a new home, moving to a new city, or even just looking to change schools after a negative experience, they have ample tools at hand. Great Schools, Niche, and state accountability ratings can tell a family looking for a “good school” where to...
by hallmonitor | Sep 16, 2020 | Parenting
After this summer’s racial reckoning, it should surprise exactly no one that special education services are among the things affected by systemic racism and implicit bias. An open records request of Texas public schools 2019–2020 special education services...
by hallmonitor | Aug 26, 2020 | Parenting
In 2018, I delved into my first special education story. With no understanding of the learning curve ahead of me, I sat down in a room with a group of parents at IDEA Mays, and listened to them tell me their experience with special education at the school. This is how...
by hallmonitor | Aug 12, 2020 | Latest News
Numerous studies have now shown that the way millions of American children are taught to read is not actually making them fluent readers. It is, instead, leading to lifelong learning struggles and, in some cases, the need for special education services that would not...
by hallmonitor | Jul 28, 2020 | Latest News, Parenting
“These headphones aren’t working,” nine-year-old Jeremiah Ryan said to his mom, Sheila. They fished around for another pair. Those were “broken” too, he said. And so were his brother’s ear buds and his sister’s headphones. After some back and forth, it became clear to...
