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  • This NYC elementary school wants to serve everyone, including kids with complex disabilities

    Alex Zimmerman

    June 20, 2023 |

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    At P.S. 958 in Brooklyn, students with and without disabilities learn together under an inclusive model. Initiatives such as the AIMS program, which is designed for students with autism, allow the school to serve students who might otherwise be segregated in more restrictive settings geared only toward those with disabilities.

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  • NYC's free pandemic child care program promised to prioritize students with disabilities. Why were so many turned away?

    Alex Zimmerman

    February 25, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When the coronavirus pandemic shut down school buildings and led to many people working from home in New York City, a city child care program was launched to give children a place to go while they were learning from home. However, the program failed to accommodate children with disabilities who required the assistance of a paraprofessional. After realizing the gap in care, the city is now working to increase access.

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  • Why students with disabilities are going to school in classrooms that look like Staples and CVS

    Alex Zimmerman

    December 18, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A Brooklyn school for students with cognitive disabilities or special emotional needs combines in-class instruction with "learning labs" that prepare students for work in stores and other work environments. Some critics worry that the school, which serves mostly minority students, funnels students into lower-paying jobs.

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  • If NYC eliminates gifted programs, here's what could come next

    Alex Zimmerman

    August 27, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City will likely phase out its controversial and longstanding gifted and talented programs and shift towards an approach called "schoolwide enrichment models," which are already used in some of the city's schools. In these programs, teachers identify students' interests and develop related units or electives.

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