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Author Archives: Jennifer Babisak
Should COVID-19 Bring the End of Standardized Testing?, by Lilia Valdez
Worldwide, 2020 has been different for plenty of reasons. With the cancellations of all normalcy, it is fair to assume that effects of COVID-19 on young people around the world will take years to understand, and even longer to move … Continue reading
Posted in Educational equity, Educational policy
Tagged COVID, remote learning, standardized testing, student assessment
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Special Education During Remote Learning: What Are My Child’s Rights?, by Kate Cronk
It is a story I hear from parents again and again. In the spring I was understanding and flexible when my child’s school did not provide the services promised in their IEP. There is a global pandemic going on and … Continue reading
Tagged COVID, IEP, remote learning, Section 504, special education
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COVID Privacy Concerns: What Happens When Someone Tests Positive?, by Katharine Eastvold
When the Board of Education of District 186 met in mid-July in Springfield, Illinois, they weren’t yet debating remote-only versus hybrid instruction, or whether the administration had ordered enough wireless hot spots. Still, Springfield Education Association leaders and members who … Continue reading
Posted in Educational policy
Tagged contact tracing, COVID, COVID testing, privacy, remote learning
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Student Discipline in the Wake of Online Learning: Who Is Left in the Crossfire?, by Mikaila John
Earlier this year, a 15-year-old girl in Michigan was sent to a juvenile detention center for violating her probation. How did she violate it? By not completing her online coursework when her school switched to remote learning. The girl, identified … Continue reading
Posted in Educational equity
Tagged COVID, remote instruction, remote learning, school discipline, special education, suspension, trauma-informed
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With the Uptick of Students Facing Homelessness, It’s Time to Revisit the Importance of the McKinney-Vento Act, by Hannah Cholewinski
With the uptick of furloughs and layoffs over the last six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more students face the possibility of insatiable housing situations and possible homelessness. Even prior to the pandemic, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) reported … Continue reading
Posted in Educational equity
Tagged COVID, homeless students, McKinney-Vento, MVA, remote learning
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Pods and Privilege: How COVID-19 is Changing the Traditional American Education System, by Haley Burridge
Due to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, most schools in the United States made the difficult decision to conduct the school year remotely by utilizing video platforms such as Zoom and Google Classroom. Change is hard for most people. Parents with … Continue reading
Posted in Educational equity
Tagged COVID, equity, IEP, pods, remote learning, special education
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Education Law Year in Review
Each year, the Education Law and Policy Institute hosts an Education Law Year in Review to highlight the year’s most important developments in the area of education law and policy in K-12 schools. This year brought a new virtual format, … Continue reading
Posted in Institute Updates and Activities
Tagged COVID, education law year in review, equity, mental health, seclusion and restraint, SEL
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SUFEO Furthers Reach to Help Students During COVID-19
Since 2014, Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s student volunteer organization, SUFEO (Stand Up for Each Other!), has helped K-12 students facing suspension, bullying, or exclusion from school. However, as schools went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic, SUFEO’s focus expanded … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, remote learning, school discipline, SUFEO, virtual learning
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