Nonprofit tackles challenges of special needs education amid pandemic
While more than 7 million public school students in the U.S. receive special education, only 20% of those students received the support they were entitled to during the pandemic.
While more than 7 million public school students in the U.S. receive special education, only 20% of those students received the support they were entitled to during the pandemic.
As American children return to classrooms this fall, the pandemic has drastically changed the environment for learning. Children with special needs are having a more difficult time adapting to distance learning. One newly-formed nonprofit on New York's Long Island is trying to help change that. Jamie Wax reports.
The majority of the country's large school districts have opted for remote learning as coronavirus concerns persist, but some parents have taken a unique new approach to their child's education called pandemic pods. They are a version of home schooling for small groups of students, sometimes led by teachers or tutors. However, as more companies pop up to organize these pods, a debate is brewing about equity. Meg Oliver reports.
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Schools had originally been set to reopen on September 10.
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As more school districts implement remote learning for the new academic year, parents of students who receive special education services worry their children may not receive the one-on-one support they need.
Remote learning is becoming the new normal for students amid the coronavirus pandemic. But for special needs students, remote learning is proving difficult, especially with a lack of funding. Meg Oliver has more.
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