Janae Montgomery has walked the halls of the same school building for much of the last 10 years — first as a high school student, then as a paraprofessional and, as of a few months ago, as a special ...

As back-to-school commences this fall, in addition to the students and teachers returning to school buildings, somewhere between 160,000 and 250,000–or more–folks will be joining those students and ...

Paraprofessional support has become integral to realising inclusive education, where students with diverse learning needs engage alongside their peers in mainstream classrooms. Paraprofessionals—also ...

At the start of the pandemic, I never would've said I wanted to work as a paraprofessional, a teaching aide for students with disabilities. But after becoming one last year, the job has definitely ...

Nakia Morris, blindfolded and wearing ear plugs, had to make a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich in her own kitchen. It was harder than she expected. The exercise was part of her journey to become a ...

But these workers—crucial in assuring that school inclusion happens for students receiving special education—often are left out of the loop when it comes to professional development. Change is ...

On a typical school day, Jennifer Saxton tends to students' medical needs. The 34-year-old health paraprofessional, or nurse, at West Gate K-8 in Port St. Lucie would spend her days ensuring students ...

STUDENTS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE A STATEWIDE SHORTAGE OF PARA IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS, PARTNERING WITH A COMPANY CALLED 3 TO 1 ...

HOPE/TEXARKANA, AR (KTAL/KMSS) — The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana adult education program is offering a free paraprofessional training course. Texarkana Regional Arts Council: Experience art ...