Dear Colleagues – Like you, my heart is broken watching and hearing about the human tragedy which is COVID-19. Staying at home and self-isolating does not feel like much of a contribution to the crisis, but I am working on believing that it is. I [...]
Dear HECSE Members: As you know, Congress is finalizing a third COVID-19 response package. A part of that package, introduced by Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY), includes authority for the Secretary of Education to recommend waivers to IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act which [...]
Dear Colleagues: As we all hunker down and monitor the hourly changes to our situations, I’m most grateful for our online capacity to stay connected. Zoom has never been such a welcome tool! I am taking daily walks to get out and keep my sanity [...]
Dear Colleagues: I just returned from the grocery store and was surrounded by others – many parents struggling to figure out how to manage their jobs and their children in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Maryland, where I live, has closed all schools and most [...]
Dear Colleagues: The coronavirus outbreak has left us all a bit flummoxed this week. Higher education, school districts and all of our communities are working to provide informed leadership, but not be alarmist – a tall order when so much is unknown. How lucky we are [...]
