The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations that allow people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs, unless it would pose an undue […]
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According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in 2015, about eleven percent of the 89,385 charges of discrimination filed alleged national origin discrimination. National origin discrimination is discrimination because
EEOC Issues New Guidance to Help Employers Prevent National Origin Discrimination Read More »
On January 5, 2016, Senator Dan Patrick, unveiled a bill relating to regulations and policies for entering or using a bathroom or changing facility. The bill authorizes civil penalties for
“Bathroom Bill” Unveiled Today Targets School Bathroom Facilities Read More »
President Obama sat down this week for lunch at the White House with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and four teachers to talk about education, teaching and school reform. What the
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We’ve all heard the saying “change is constant.” As the president and CEO of Barium Springs, I’m often asked, “Why isn’t Barium Springs an orphanage any longer?” I then ask
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For supporters of education reform, a recent decision by California Judge Rolf Treu, ruling teacher tenure unconstitutional, was transformational. Now schools can freely fire bad teachers and put the U.S.
Ending Teacher Tenure Could Cause More Problems Than It Solves Read More »
Who doesn’t have fond memories of the children’s television show Reading Rainbow? A quick poll of the office here couldn’t find a single naysayer. In just 24 hours the Kickstarter
Watch LeVar Burton’s Emotional Reaction To Reading Rainbow’s Quick Kickstarter Success Read More »
Learning is something people, like other animals, do whenever our eyes are open. Education, though, is uniquely human, and right now it’s at an unusual point of flux. By some
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Bob Fecho, a University of Georgia professor in the Language and Literacy Education Department, and Stephanie Jones, a UGA associate professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, sent
The federal government spends almost $8 billion on preschool programs across the country, mostly on low income 4-year-olds. States spend billions more. But with at least 30 states planning to
For Early Childhood Education, Tulsa, Okla., Stands Out Read More »
