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03/20/2026

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Senator Lisa Murkowski pushed back against President Trump's remarks about dyslexia.

01/27/2026

Free and you don’t want to miss this

Join Chris Roe on Tuesday, January 27th, at 1 PM ET for a FREE webinar titled "Private School Choice Programs - Is There a Seat for Students with Disabilities?"

During this session, you will hear about COPAA’s new report that examines how private school choice programs are serving students with disabilities. We will also discuss the implications of the recent rapid expansion of this movement for students in the future.

COPAA has released a new report that examines choice programs for students with disabilities, cautioning policymakers about potential loss of rights and other implications.
Read more - https://www.copaa.org/page/Choice

This webinar is FREE and open to the public, registration is required.
https://learn.copaa.org/p/privateschoolchoice

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If you do not yet have an account, please create a Registered Guest (free) or COPAA member account to register for our learning opportunities.
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*If you need ADA accommodations to access this event, please contact learningcenter@copaa.org.

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01/17/2026

Hosted by the National Association of Special Education Teachers.

12/02/2025

Structured literacy classes at a New Hampshire middle school have helped some students crack the code.

11/09/2025

A nonprofit telecom provider is currently filling a critical federal funding gap nationwide.

This gap opened up when schools and libraries lost E-rate program support for essential services like Wi-Fi hotspots and school bus internet.
https://edw.link/lp1

10/22/2025

10/22/2025

Here’s hoping

Although the fight continues— this is GREAT news! This is why we ask you to advocate! Be sure to follow us for all the updates on disability rights and justice! 💙 💅

10/22/2025

Pay attention to number 6!

15 Most Misunderstood Rules in English Grammar 🤔

10/17/2025

Beautiful

After losing his father at 12, Rob Kenney knew what it meant to grow up without guidance — so he decided to become that support for others. He created the YouTube channel “Dad, How Do I?” to teach kids life’s simple but vital skills, from tying a tie to fixing a leaky faucet. What began as a few how-to videos blossomed into a global source of comfort and connection — proof that sometimes, healing your own past can help light the way for countless others.

09/12/2025

In Detroit, high school students are volunteering to serve as pallbearers at the funerals of homeless veterans who have no family to honor them.

This initiative, called the Pallbearer Ministry, began in 2015 when a group of six seniors from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School decided to step in and offer a dignified farewell to veterans who passed away alone.

Since then, the program has grown, and over 50 students have been trained to assist at these services. Each student learns about the life and military service of the veteran before the funeral, which helps them connect more deeply with the person they are honoring.

By participating, the students provide a final act of respect for those who served the country but had no family to carry their casket. The experience is not only a way to show respect to the deceased but also offers the students valuable lessons in empathy, dignity, and community service.

The program has become an important reminder that every life has worth, and that even those who may have been forgotten by society deserve to be treated with dignity in their final moments. Through their involvement, the students are learning to reflect on the significance of service and the impact they can make on others, particularly those who are marginalized.

This small act of kindness highlights the value of community and the importance of standing together to support those in need.

08/19/2025

08/09/2025

This is so important for individuals educators, and family members to realize. A strong organizational system where things are in visual reach is everything.

Visual discrimination is the ability to notice and understand differences and similarities in shapes, letters, colors, patterns, and objects. This visual skill is closely tied to executive functioning because the brain needs to process, organize, and respond to what the eyes see.

Here’s how the connection works:
👀Attention & Focus : To tell the difference between similar shapes, letters, or numbers, a child must maintain attention on the details, a core executive function skill.
👀Working Memory: Kids often need to remember what they just saw so they can compare it to new information, like remembering a letter’s shape while scanning a word.
👀Planning & Organization: Visual discrimination helps in organizing information on a page or in a task, which is essential for following multi-step directions and completing assignments accurately.
👀Self-Monitoring: Spotting visual errors (like mixing up “b” and “d”) relies on the ability to check one’s work, a key executive functioning process.

In short, strong visual discrimination skills support a child’s ability to manage information, make decisions, and carry out tasks efficiently, all critical parts of executive functioning.

More information and strategies to support this skill HERE> https://www.theottoolbox.com/visual-discrimination/