MzTeachuh: Special Education News

 

Families of Special Education students participate in open forum discussions.

Parents, Advocates Split on U.S. Special Ed Change

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2026-09-04/trump-upends-special-education-oversight-stirring-parents-and-advocates

What’s Next in Special Education: What Every Educator Should Know for the Year Ahead

https://exceptionalchildren.org/blog/whats-next-special-education-what-every-educator-should-know-year-ahead 

Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/families-of-kids-with-disabilities-warn-education-department-changes-could-break-a-flawed-system

Exploring special education for English language learners and their families

https://www.understood.org/en/blog/exploring-special-education-for-english-language-learners-and-their-families

Using Edtech Tools to Support Neurodivergent Learners

https://www.edutopia.org/article/tools-support-neurodivergent-learners

Is This The Most Cheerful Music Ever?

 

This is such cheerful music, it even makes the dog smile.

Amazing that Swing Music was birthed during the Great Depression, 

then kept swinging during WWII.

1. Benny Goodman Sing Sing Sing from Hollywood Hotel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJ4dpNal_k

Benny Goodman: clarinet

Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin: trumpets
Red Ballard and Vernon Brown: trombones
Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig; alto saxophones
Art Rollini and Babe Russin: tenor saxophones
Jess Stacy: piano
Allan Reuss: guitar
Harry Goodman: bass
Gene Krupa: drums
Composed by Louis Prima

2. Bach Brandenburg 3 complete. Abbado.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLj_gMBqHX8

3. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand (Ed Sullivan ) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs

4. Stevie Wonder - I Wish Lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skmodkj42eE

5.  Mozart " Eine kleine Nachtmusik" Allegro 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb_jQBgzU-I

6. Happy  Pharrell Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM 

7.  Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk

MzTeachuh: New Info on Phonics

 

What is ‘Linguistic’ Phonics and Why Are Some Schools Adopting It?

It’s emerging as a teaching method—and subject of debate

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-is-linguistic-phonics-and-why-are-some-schools-adopting-it/2026/08

Is phonics getting way too much airtime?

https://hollykorbey.substack.com/p/is-phonics-getting-way-too-much-airtime?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=235252&post_id=212059302&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=d548x&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

A New Phonics Debate Shows How the ‘Science of Reading’ Movement Is Evolving

Debate about ‘linguistic’ phonics signals rising interest in using best practices in classrooms

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/a-new-phonics-debate-shows-how-the-science-of-reading-movement-is-evolving/2026/08

Mzteachuh: The Lasting Legacy of Rita Pierson’s ‘Every Kid Needs a Champion’

 The Lasting Legacy of Rita Pierson’s ‘Every Kid Needs a Champion’

More than a decade after Rita Pierson stepped onto the TED stage and declared, “Every child deserves a champion,” her words still echo through schools, teacher prep programs and staff meetings across the country.

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/66425/the-lasting-legacy-of-rita-piersons-every-kid-needs-a-champion?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=20260719_News_MindShift_Newsletter&utm_content=20260816_News_MindShift_Newsletter+0884725367

Original TED talk

Every kid needs a champion

https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion