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Relief, Roadblocks, and Resilience
CW: Institutional Bias Yesterday, after two months of grueling work, anxiety, and frustration, I received a notice from MassHealth informing me that I’d been approved for 60 PCA hours per week. Relief washed over me like a deep, sudden wave. It felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I’m glad I kept…
What Happens When School Becomes a Warning, Not a Welcome
CW: Exclusion & Race A child’s first day of school is a very exciting day for most families. Parents drop off their children with the hope that they will learn, make friends and have fun. But for one family who was interviewed for a new report published by the Education Law Center in Pennsylvania, that…
Children Can’t Wait for Washington
This week, the Department of Education buzzed with talk of the federal overhaul amid a summer heat wave. There are plans to reorganize two key functions of the central department: special education and the protection of students’ civil rights. Disability services, currently housed within the Department of Education, will be moved to the Department of…
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