CentralJersey.com published a story about Vir Motianey, a Phoenix Center student who volunteers at the East Hanover Library and is responsible for overseeing and implementing an important project: Re-labeling books in the massive cooking and biography sections.
The Medford Central Record ran a story about the unique public/private partnership between ASAH Member, Y.A.L.E School and Medford Township Public School District.
The Newmark School is opening a new facility in Scotch Plains and the groundbreaking brought local leaders, school administrators and students together. In addition to expanding Newmark's educational capacity, the facility will allow it to reach out to the broader special needs population, the community and educators throughout the state.
ASAH's Cost Study is Updated for 2011. For years, it has wrongly been assumed that the cost of serving students with disabilities in approved private settings is greater than the cost of serving similar students in public school programs. ASAH's study tells the real story.
The Childrens' Institute in Verona is hosting an educational forum on Autism and the Law. The speaker for the event is Evelina Padilla, Esq., an attorney with experience in special education.
ASAH's 2011 Cost Study was released recently to the Asbury Park Press and other outlets. APP's Shannon Mullen ran a page 2 story Friday, December, 9. Click here to read the entire story. "With many specialized private schools for the disabled today charging tuition rates in excess of $80,000 per student, that may seem like a safe assumption. But a new analysis commissioned by the private schools’ trade group says otherwise."
Video - Special Needs Student Bullied by Teacher. Video Here.
Advocates, parents, teachers and administrators are talking more lately about when educational inclusion for children with disabilities may be appropriate, and when it may not be.
Administrators at private special education schools are concerned that public school's in-house programs are doing what some chidlren with disabilities need.
The rise of public school special education programs for children with disabilities have sparked worries among parents, special-needs advocates and private school administrators who assert the districts are motivated primarily by money and cannot provide the services the children need.
This Giving Tuesday, you have the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of students with disabilities as they take their next steps toward a brighter future. The Connections for Success Scholarship Fund is dedicated to providing financial support and recognition to students graduating from ASAH member schools who are pursuing post-secondary education, training, or other life-enhancing opportunities.