West Springfield High School Students Revitalize Green Space

In February, work placement opportunities for special education students at West Springfield High School in Fairfax, Virginia, seemed to be all dried up. They had just returned to in-person learning from a long stretch of virtual lessons. During a typical year, the school’s employment and transition representative Rebecca Cousins would have helped the students find jobs in the community, where they could get hands-on experience and learn work skills. Continue reading

Fairfax County Schools Considers Flexible Special Education Plans

Special education students are at risk of losing their individualized education plans. At a board meeting Wednesday, Superintendent Scott Braband and Assistant Superintendent Teresa Johnson discussed plans for remote instructional support in Virginia’s largest school district. Braband acknowledged that though the district will see through its obligation under federal disabilities law to provide children with an education, online learning is ultimately no substitute for in-person education. Continue reading