Read this op-ed by contributing director of ChanceLight Education, John McLaughlin, featured in The Gazette. See Original Article: https://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/guest-columnist/opening-chaos-in-iowa-a-warning-for-the-nation-20200714
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Military Families Need Portable Special Ed
The Wall Street Journal published recent op-ed by contributing director of Chancelight Education, John McLaughlin, on the need for “portable Special Education” and greater IEP support for military families and communities. Click for Full Article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-families-need-portable-special-ed-11593973767?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2
Atlantis Academy Thinks Outside the Box to Engage Students with Various Learning Needs During Shutdown
See Original Article: https://coralspringstalk.com/atlantis-academy-thinks-outside-the-box-26824
‘Going with the flow’
Hanover family turns to outdoors to educate autistic child: Read this article from The York Dispatch featuring quotes from ChanceLight Founder Mark Claypool. See Original Article: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/education/2020/05/11/going-flow-hanover-family-turns-outdoors-educate-autistic-child/3044534001/
Waive Away—But Tackle the Big Longstanding Issues, Not Just the Immediate Technical Ones
When I started a high school for students with special needs, I was 24. I borrowed $2,000 from Nashville’s Commerce Union Bank, put my energy — and naivety — to work, and created Benton Hall. The school opened in 1977, three months before Federal Law 94-142, the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, the precursor of… Read More »
Pop-up schools: A step toward reopening
ChanceLight Founder Mark Claypool and Writer-in-Residence John M. McLaughlin discuss new possibilities for education in a post Covid-19 world. See Original Article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/pop-up-schools-a-step-toward-reopening