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Approved for Achievement?

A school district that doesn’t offer instruction in a particular grade can tuition a student in that grade to a public school outside the district, or to a private school. In order for that to happen, the school has to be ‘approved’ by the Department of Education.

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Is ‘Necessary’ the Same as ‘Helpful’?

I was just listening to the Commissioner of Education tell a charming story about how a student with special needs was able to find a creative way to allow him to participate in a welding class at his local school.  Like many of the stories he tells, it was heart-warming.

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