With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
Families can use this resource to make a family schedule, choose family expectations, and make a plan to teach, remind, reward, and respond to behavior...
This blueprint was designed with input from in-person and remote educators, leaders, researchers, professional learning providers, and technical assistance providers — it details the indicators...
This resource describes characteristics associated with White dominant culture as compared to those rooted in an intentional equity mindset. This resource can be used to...
Racial and ethnic inequities in school discipline are widespread and persistent, even in schools implementing PBIS with fidelity. Yet integrating components of a multicomponent equity-centered...
Although research indicates that PBIS effectively promotes positive student outcomes and improves school climate and culture, little is known about the involvement in and effectiveness...
This guide highlights 5 key practices for teachers and families to support all students, including students with disabilities, at school and home. For each practice...
The U.S. Department of Education released a new resource to provide information and resources to enhance the promotion of mental health and the social and...
This report provides an overview of the shortage crisis in direct support professional workforce through an examination of various data sources, research, and other related...
This report analyzes teacher shortage data in Illinois, including longitudinal data that demonstrates critical shortage areas, and identifies promising approaches to alleviating shortages in these...
This report investigates the effects of Florida's Statewide program designed to increase the supply of teachers in designated "hard-to-staff" areas, such as special education.
This report highlights data on the teacher workforce in the State of California. This includes an examination of the trends in areas of critical shortage...
This research report from the Learning Policy Institute presents an overview of special education shortages in California. This report examines possible root causes and key...
This brief adapts the suggestions and strategies provided in Improving Attendance and Reducing Chronic Absenteeism to guide practice during remote instruction.
This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e., distance) instruction and online learning environments. With a...
During the 2013-2014 school year, the U.S. Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) collected data taking a look at key education...
The topic of this symposium was supporting high-quality special education services to children with disabilities by addressing the capacity needs of educators, IEP (individualized education...
During this presentation experts, including current OSEP grantees, discussed what we know about: determining the factors that drive high expectations, such as child, family and...
There is a growing evidence base on the relationship between positive learning environments, child development, and academic achievement. OSEP’s second Symposium highlighted core principles relating...
