You may have heard of Project PARA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a no-cost self-study program paraeducators and a second program for teachers who supervise paraeducators. However, you may not yet have heard about the latest update to the Paraeducator Self Study Program. As noted on their project history page, the project has been around … Read more
Charles Fox at the Special Education Law Blog applauds the work of paraprofessionals and asks the following question, “…to what extent do schools overuse paraprofessionals as a quick and inexpensive ‘fix’ instead of providing a certified teacher to teach students?” He then points to Project Evolve (Expanding and Validating Options for Learning through Variations in Education). He also mentions Categories Information
The U.S. Department of Education has announced proposed regulations to implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) and invites public comment. So that members of the public will have as much time as possible to review the proposed regulations, the Department has posted an unofficial copy. The Council for Exceptional Children … Read more
This new blog section to our site will include updates to the National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals website as well as other paraprofessional news. You can view past comments by category or date (menu to the right). Also, feel free to leave a comment on any of the posts!